"Pakistan Rangers resorted to small-arms firing at a few BoPs along IB in Arnia sectors in Jammu district at 11:20, 11:25 and 11:40 hours today," a BSF spokesman said here.
Earlier in the morning, Pakistani troops fired on forward posts along IB in Ramgarh sector of Samba district, he said, adding that in early hours too Pak Rangers fired on posts from Hiranagar sector of Kathua district.
"BSF troops guarding the border did not retaliate," he said, adding, "There was no loss of life or injury to anyone in the firing."
This is the third ceasefire violation since yesterday when Pakistani troops opened fire on the Narianpur BoP in Ramgarh sector at around 20:30 hours.
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The ceasefire violation yesterday came 72 hours after the last instance of firing from across the border by Pakistani troops on the night of October 19 in Pargwal sector of Jammu district.
Before that, the ceasefire was violated twice on October 17 along the Line of Control (LoC) in Hamirpur sector of Poonch district. Ceasefire violations also took place the previous night.
In the firing from across the LoC in Saujian-Kirni-Shahpur belts of Poonch on October 15, a seven-year-old boy, Riyaz of Kuiyian Gotirian village, was injured.
The IB and LoC in Jammu region have witnessed heavy firing and mortar shelling by Pakistani troops since October 1 which have left nine persons dead and more than 95, including 13 security men, injured.
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