NEW DELHI: The Army on Thursday dismissed the reports of instability at the India-Pakistan border and said that the ceasefire at the line of control (LoC) was intact “as per the understanding between both the armies (of India and Pakistan).”
“The ceasefire on Line of Control is intact and continues to be observed as per the understanding between both the armies (of India and Pakistan). Tension due to some stray incidents of cross LoC firing and a suspected IED blast on one of our ptls on the LoC is being dealt with through the established mechanism. No exchange of fire of heavy-calibre weapons has taken place,” Indian Army said.
The Army further said that there were minor incidents but refuted of those being “unprecedented ” in nature.
“Minor incidents are not unprecedented along the Line of control. Concerns have been raised to the Pakistan Army at the appropriate level. The situation remains stable and being closely monitored. Indian Army maintains high state of alertness and is dominating the Line of Control,” it said.
The clarification came after there were media reports of ceasefire violations in Jammu & Kashmir’s Poonch on Wednesday.
In a series of cross-border incidents in Rajouri district, a soldier was injured on Monday when a bullet fired from across the border struck a forward post in Nowshera sector. Earlier, on February 8, gunfire from a forest across the LoC in Keri sector targeted an Army patrol. On Tuesday, Captain Karamjit Singh Bakshi (27) and Naik Mukesh Singh Manhas (29) lost their lives in an IED attack near the LoC in Akhnoor.