Hopes of thaw come a cropper as Pakistan continues firing despite 'pact'

The two nations had agreed on May 29, to "fully implement" ceasefire pact of 2003 in "letter and spirit" forthwith to stop border skirmish in J&K

Even as India is sending out soft signals to Pakistan by announcing a 'Ramzan ceasefire', the response from across the border has not been encouraging.

Two BSF personnel, including an officer, were on Sunday killed as Pakistani Rangers targeted Indian posts along the international border with mortar and firing.

The two countries are witnessing an unprecedented spike in the number of ceasefire violations in the past few months.

Overall, there has been a 300 per cent increase in incidents of cross-border firing along the border in Jammu and Kashmir so far this