Border Situation Tense: 15 Pakistan Troops Killed In Retaliatory Firing, Says BSF
Following continued unprovoked ceasefire violations by Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir since Thursday (27 October), Indian troops have killed 15 Pakistani soldiers in retaliatory firing, Border Security Force said today (28 October).
According to BSF’s assessment, 13 of the Pakistani soldiers killed were Rangers and 2 were Frontier Force soldiers.
NDTV reports, “Firing has been on for the last 24 hours in Rajouri, Samba, Abdullia, RS Pura and Suchetgarh on the border.”
There have been as many as six ceasefire violations from the Pakistani side in the last 12 hours.
“We are giving them an appropriate response,” said Defence Ministry spokesperson Manish Mehta.
This retaliatory firing is not unexpected since Home Minister Rajnath Singh had yesterday (27 October) urged the BSF to give a “fitting response”.
Spokesperson Mehta told IANS:
Pakistani Army resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation using 82 mm and 120 mm mortars, automatics and small arms to target our positions on the LoC in Naushera today (Friday).
Adding,
Our troops are appropriately and effectively responding.
(With inputs from IANS)