Indian, Pakistani troops trade fire on Line of Control

Indian, Pakistani troops trade fire on Line of Control
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Indian and Pakistani troops traded heavy fire on Thursday along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, a defence official said.

Indian and Pakistani troops traded heavy fire on Thursday along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, a defence official said.

"Pakistan Army initiated indiscriminate firing and shelling on our positions on the LoC in Rajouri district's Naushera sector and Krishna Ghati sector in Poonch," Defence Ministry spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Manish Mehta told IANS.

They are using small arms, automatics and mortars, he said.

The ongoing firing in Naushera started at 7.20 a.m., and at 7.40 a.m. in Krishna Ghati.

"Our forces are effectively retaliating," Mehta added.

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