<p>In the second ceasefire violation in the past 24 hours, Pakistani Rangers today fired on a BSF patrol party along the International Border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, killing a jawan and injuring another.<br /><br /></p>.<p>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 told PTI.<br /><br />A BSF jawan was killed in the heavy firing, the IG said, adding that troops were on routine patrol when the firing took place.<br /><br />The deceased jawan has been identified as Constable Sri Ram Gowria. Another jawan suffered minor injuries.<br /><br />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.<br />There has been firing in other areas in Kathua and Samba also.<br /><br />This is the second ceasefire violation in the past 24 hours and the sixth in the past over one week.<br /><br />Yesterday, 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.<br />Pakistani troops had on Sunday violated the ceasefire twice along the border in Arnia forward belt of Jammu and Hiranagar belt of Kathua district.<br /><br />On December 25, Pakistani Rangers indulged in unprovoked small arms firing in forward areas in Pansar border out post (BoP) belt of Hiranagar sub-sector in Kathua district.<br />On December 24, Pakistani troops had fired mortar shells and small arms targeting the same areas.<br /><br />Over 550 incidents of ceasefire violations by Pakistan took place this year, the highest since the truce came into force in 2003, with the Indo-Pak border witnessing the worst such escalation during August-October period which left 13 people dead and thousands displaced.</p>
<p>In the second ceasefire violation in the past 24 hours, Pakistani Rangers today fired on a BSF patrol party along the International Border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, killing a jawan and injuring another.<br /><br /></p>.<p>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 told PTI.<br /><br />A BSF jawan was killed in the heavy firing, the IG said, adding that troops were on routine patrol when the firing took place.<br /><br />The deceased jawan has been identified as Constable Sri Ram Gowria. Another jawan suffered minor injuries.<br /><br />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.<br />There has been firing in other areas in Kathua and Samba also.<br /><br />This is the second ceasefire violation in the past 24 hours and the sixth in the past over one week.<br /><br />Yesterday, 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.<br />Pakistani troops had on Sunday violated the ceasefire twice along the border in Arnia forward belt of Jammu and Hiranagar belt of Kathua district.<br /><br />On December 25, Pakistani Rangers indulged in unprovoked small arms firing in forward areas in Pansar border out post (BoP) belt of Hiranagar sub-sector in Kathua district.<br />On December 24, Pakistani troops had fired mortar shells and small arms targeting the same areas.<br /><br />Over 550 incidents of ceasefire violations by Pakistan took place this year, the highest since the truce came into force in 2003, with the Indo-Pak border witnessing the worst such escalation during August-October period which left 13 people dead and thousands displaced.</p>