Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 17: Pakistan army for the third consecutive day today targeted forward posts and villages with firing from small arms and mortar shelling in Poonch district.
The firing and shelling from across the border in Poonch district’s Mankote and Mendhar sectors along the Line of Control (LoC) started at 6 am, reports said.
The Indian Army retaliated and gave a befittingly reply, they said.
The cross-border firing and shelling continued for about an hour.
There was no report of any casualty in the Pakistani shelling, which has caused panic among those living along the LoC, reports said, adding some houses were damaged.
The nearby Kirni and Qasba sectors witnessed heavy Pakistani shelling in the past two days.
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