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Two Pak Rangers killed in BSF's retaliation to ceasefire violation

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ANI Samba (Jammu and Kashmir)

Pakistani troops resorted to heavy mortar shelling and firing on several BSF posts along the Indo-Pak border in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba and Kathua districts.

The ceasefire violation drew a strong retaliation from India. As per the BSF sources, two Pakistani Rangers were killed in exchange of fire on Friday night.

Five Pakistani Rangers have been killed since Thursday in exchange of fire along the border.

Friday night's ceasefire violation was the fourth by the Pakistani Rangers in as many days and the eighth in the last nine days.

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First Published: Jan 03 2015 | 10:26 AM IST

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