Two Pakistani soldiers killed during ceasefire violation: Army

Srinagar: The Army on Tuesday said that its troops killed two Pakistani soldiers during calibrated operations carried out in response to unprovoked ceasefire violation and repeated attempts to facilitate infiltration by Pakistani Army in Tangdhar sector in frontier Kashmir district of Kupwara.

Defence Ministry spokesperson Colonel Rajesh Kalia told UNI that after an Indian soldier was killed at the Line of Control (LoC) in Tangdhar Sector on Monday, the troops carried out calibrated operations last night in which two Pakistani soldiers were killed.

He said the calibrated operations were in response to unprovoked ceasefire violations and repeated attempts to facilitate infiltration by Pakistan Army in Tangdhar sector.

A soldier, Sepoy Pushpendra Singh, was killed as the Army foiled an infiltration bid along the LoC in Tangdhar sector on Monday. Another Army soldier was killed in a blast near Rustom post in Uri sector in north Kashmir district of Baramulla on Sunday evening. (UNI)