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2 Pakistani soldiers killed on LoC

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IANS Srinagar
Last Updated : Aug 14 2018 | 11:35 AM IST

The Indian Army said on Tuesday that two Pakistani soldiers were killed in retaliatory fire on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir.

On Monday, an Indian soldier was killed in the LoC's Tangdhar sector in unprovoked firing from the Pakistani side.

Defence Ministry spokesman Colonel Rajesh Kalia told IANS: "The Indian Army responded to the unprovoked ceasefire violations and repeated attempts to facilitate infiltration by the Pakistan Army in Tangdhar.

"Our troops carried out calibrated operations last night in which two Pakistani soldiers were killed."

--IANS

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First Published: Aug 14 2018 | 11:30 AM IST

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