Border Police Personnel Injured as Pakistan Violates Ceasefire Near LoC in Jammu

The BSF troops responded to an incident of unprovoked firing in the Akhnoor area from across the border. One BSF personnel sustained injuries in the Pakistani firing, and the casualties on the Pakistani side were not immediately known. The spokesperson of the border guarding force stated that the troops are on high alert and maintaining strict vigilance along the International Border and Line of Control.

Ceasefire violations between India and Pakistan have been rare since the renewal of the ceasefire agreement on February 25, 2021. Last year, a BSF jawan was killed in Pakistan Rangers firing in the Ramgarh sector, marking the first loss of life on the Indian side in over three years. The latest ceasefire violation occurred just ahead of the first phase of the three-phase assembly elections scheduled on September 18.

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