Pakistani troops targeted forward posts with mortar shells and small arms along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Thursday, officials said.

The cross-border firing started around 7 am in Krishnaghati sector of the district and continued for several hours, prompting strong response from the Indian side, a defence official said.
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The firing stopped around 5.30 pm, he said.
There have been no reports of any injury or casualty on the Indian side.
(This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.)
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