Indian troops target civilians in Harpal, Charwah sectors

RAWALPINDI: The Indian troops once again started unprovoked ceasefire violation along the Working Boundary targeting civil population with mortars and heavy weapons in Harpal and Charwah sectors on Monday morning. The Pakistan Rangers, Punjab, effectively responded and targeted the Indian posts from where the fire was initiated on the civil population, an ISPR press release said. Intermittent firing continued till the filing of this report.

This latest round of cross LoC firing took place in violation of the agreement reached on Sunday between the Pakistan Rangers and the Indian BSF officials to maintain peace and tranquillity on the border. Top officials of Rangers and Indian Border Security Force had a telephonic conversation to end the latest border flare-up.