Pak violates ceasefire in Uri sector in north Kashmir

Reports say Pakistan on Tuesday night violated border ceasefire in Uri sector in north Kashmir's Baramulla district

Srinagar, Nov 30: Pakistan on Tuesday night violated border ceasefire in Uri sector in north Kashmir's Baramulla district by resorting to unprovoked firing, Army said.

"Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked firing on our posts in Uri sector," an army official said.

There was no damage in the firing, he added.

Moreover, seven soldiers, including two officers, were killed when suicide bombers armed with guns and grenades stormed a military base, near the headquarters of the Indian Army's 16th Corps in Nagrota on Tuesday.

In another incident, three militants were killed in a shootout with security forces near the International Border with Pakistan in Samba.

PTI