Brief exchange of fire along LoC in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch

Officials said it was not immediately clear whether the Pakistan army was behind the firing, or terrorists hiding in the forests were. File
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“A brief exchange of fire took place along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday (February 16, 2025),” security officials said.

“An Indian Army post came under fire from a forested area across the LoC around 11.30 a.m. in Gulpur sector. Soldiers retaliated and the exchange of fire lasted for a very brief period,” they said.

“There was no damage on the Indian side,” the officials said.

They said it was not immediately clear whether the Pakistan army was behind the firing, or it was terrorists hiding in the forests and waiting for an opportunity to sneak in.

There were a few cross-border incidents last week, including an IED explosion that killed two army personnel including a captain. Two other soldiers were injured in cross-border firing in violation of the ceasefire. Indian troops retaliated befittingly, inflicting “heavy casualties” on the Pakistani side.

The ceasefire violation along the borders in J&K have become few and far between since India and Pakistan renewed the ceasefire agreement on February 25, 2021.

Published – February 16, 2025 07:32 pm IST