Indian Army refutes ceasefire violation reports, says LoC situation stable
India News | The incident follows an IED blast in J&K's Akhnoor sector, resulting in the deaths of two Indian Army personnel, suspected to be planted by militants.
The Indian Army on Thursday 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.
In a statement on Thursday, the Indian Army said that the ceasefire on the LoC is intact. The Army also acknowledged recent incidents, including stray cross-LoC firing and a suspected IED blast near one of its posts along the LoC, adding that these incidents were being addressed through the established communication mechanism.
"The ceasefire on the Line of Control is intact and continues to be observed as per the understanding between both the armies (of India and Pakistan). Tension due to some stray incidents of cross-LoC firing and a suspected IED blast on one of our PTLs on the LoC is being dealt with through the established mechanism. No exchange of fire of heavy-calibre weapons has taken place," the statement further read.
Earlier, Indian security officials said that the Army gave a befitting response after Pakistani troops on Wednesday (Feb 12) violated the ceasefire. The enemy troops resorted to unprovoked firing on Indian posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, India-based news agency PTI reported.
As per the report, the officials said that the enemy forces suffered "heavy casualties", however, the extent of damage on the Pakistan side was not known.
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India and Pakistan renewed the ceasefire agreement on February 25, 2021, and ever since, ceasefire violations along the LoC have been very rare.
IED blast in J&K's Akhnoor
The report of ceasefire violation came a day after two Indian Army personnel were killed in an IED explosion near the LoC in the Akhnoor sector.
The incident reportedly happened when the Army personnel were on patrolling duty along the LoC.
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They were hit by a powerful explosion around 3:50 pm (local time).
Media reports mentioned that the IED appeared to have been planted by militants from across the border.
"Suspected Improvised Explosive Device blast reported in #Laleali in #Akhnoor Sector during a fence patrol resulting in two fatalities. Own troops are dominating the area and search #operations are underway," the Army's White Knight Corps said in an X post.
"White Knight Corps salutes and pays tribute to the supreme sacrifice of two gallant soldiers," the post added.
(With inputs from agencies)