Jammu Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha on Monday said that the Indian Army was giving a befitting reply to the Pakistani troops who violated ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch.
Speaking to the media, Sinha also said that there was good coordination between the Jammu Kashmir Police and security forces.
“Indian Army is giving a befitting reply. There is good coordination between Jammu Kashmir Police and security forces and they have been instructed that terrorism has to be stopped at any cost and this system has to be ended…” Sinha said.
He further said that action would be taken the top priority would be to maintain peace in the state.
“Whatever action is being taken in this regard, there will be no break in it, it will continue uninterrupted and I think that the top priority will be to maintain peace in Jammu and Kashmir,” the LG further said.
The fire was opened at around 11 a.m. on Sunday prompting an immediate retaliation from the Indian Army
“Pakistan ke naam mein Pak hai par uski harkatein napak hai…This is their history also…For the past several days, they have been violating the ceasefire…First, they did such an incident in Akhnoor, and now they have repeated it in Poonch today…The country is leading in the world and signing several deals, and therefore, countries like Pakistan, China, and all those that do not agree with us are not happy…We want to tell our government and our Indian Army that we stand with them…
No casualties were reported on the Indian side, Army sources said.
This incident comes days after the Army reaffirmed that the ceasefire agreement along the LoC remains intact, despite occasional stray firing incidents.
Earlier on February 13, the Army dismissed reports of a ceasefire violation along the Line of Control (LoC), stating that the truce remains intact and is being upheld according to the understanding between the Indian and Pakistani armies.