Hours after flag meeting Pakistan violates ceasefire in J&K

IANS  |  Jammu 

Within hours of a flag meeting to maintain ceasefire on the international border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir, Rangers fired mortars at Indian positions on Tuesday.

"(BSF) troopers did not retaliate. No casualty or damage was caused in the Pakistani shelling," a said.

On Monday, a sector commanders level flag meeting was held in Suchetgarh between the BSF and Rangers for two hours.

The meeting was held on Pakistan's request and the two sides agreed to respect the ceasefire agreement in letter and spirit.

--IANS

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First Published: Tue, June 05 2018. 09:26 IST