Pakistani Rangers not accepting protest notes over ceasefire: Border Security Force

"We want to restore normalcy along the border but we are forced to retaliate because Pakistan Rangers resort to firing on us," Director General of BSF, DK Pathak said.

"Pakistan Rangers are not accepting protest notes over ceasefire violations. There is no communication between the two sides," Pathak said.

He said that the ceasefire violation by Pakistan could be an attempt to divert attention of its public from the Peshawar incident.

Nearly 140 schoolchildren were massacred in a recent terror attack at an army-run school in the Pakistani city.

Pakistani troops targeted over 60 hamlets and scores of border posts in heavy overnight shelling in Kathua and Samba districts, with mortar bombs landing deep inside Indian territory.

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Pakistan violates ceasefire again, BSF jawan killed

There was heavy firing by Pakistan on a patrolling party of BSF along IB in Suchtegarh forward belt in Samba sector, Inspector General, BSF, Jammu Frontier, Rakesh Sharma said.
   
A BSF jawan was killed in the heavy firing, the IG said, adding that troops were on routine patrol when the firing took place.
   
The deceased jawan has been identified as Constable Sri Ram Gowria. Another jawan suffered minor injuries.
   
Sharma, who has rushed to the spot and is supervising the operation, said BSF troops took positions and gave a befitting reply which resulted in exchanges which are going on.
   
There has been firing in other areas in Kathua and Samba also. This is the second ceasefire violation in the past 24 hours and the sixth in the past over one week.
   
On Tuesday, Pakistan troops had resorted to firing on forward posts along the LoC in Pallanwala sector of Jammu district and Sepoy Amarjeet Singh was injured in the firing.

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