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The armies of India and Pakistan violated cease-fire agreement and targeted each other's positions on line-of-control (LoC), dividing Kashmir, India's official broadcaster All India Radio (AIR) said Thursday.
The two sides fired on each other's posts using small and heavy arms in Sabjian sector of frontier Poonch district, around 185 km southwest of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian- controlled Kashmir.
"Pakistan army resorted to heavy firing and shelling targeting Indian forward posts along LoC in Sabjian sector in Poonch district last evening," AIR said. "The firing started around 7:00 p.m. (local time) and lasted for two hours."
Indian side also retaliated to the firing from Pakistan.
There were no reports of casualty or damage on the India side.
Quoting official sources, AIR said the firing from the Pakistan side was carried out to facilitate infiltration into the Indian territory.
LoC is a de facto border that divides Kashmir into India and Pakistan controlled parts.
In July and August armies and border guards of the two countries indulged in cease-fire violations, inflicting casualties on both sides, besides damage to civilian areas.
The armies and border guards of India and Pakistan intermittently trade fire in Kashmir, despite an agreement to observe a cease-fire.
New Delhi and Islamabad in 2003 agreed to observe cease-fire along IB and LoC in Kashmir. Though some violations have been reported on both sides, the cease-fire remains in effect.
Both New Delhi and Islamabad blame each other of resorting to unprovoked firings.Last year deadly skirmishes took place between Indian and Pakistani troops posted on 720 km-long LoC and 198 km International Border in Kashmir. Both sides have suffered troop as well as civilian casualties during the stand-off.
Kashmir, the Himalayan region divided by India and Pakistan is claimed by both in full. Since their independence from Britain, the two countries have fought three wars, two exclusively over Kashmir.
