J&K: 3 jawans injured as Pak violates ceasefire at Naushera, Uri

Rajouri/Baramulla: The Pakistan Army violated the ceasefire and invoked heavy mortar shelling and firing of small arms in the Naushera sector of Rajouri and Uri sector of Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. Three Indian jawans have been injured in the casefire violation in Uri sector.

The Indian Army is retaliating strongly and effectively to the ceasefire violation.

The Pakistani troops opened fire at Indian positions at Baaz Post in Uri in Baramulla district at around 4 pm, Indian Army sources said.

The sources said three soldiers suffered bullet injuries in the firing and were admitted to the 92 Base Hospital of the Army here.

Further details are awaited.

Earlier, five army jawans were injured and two others seriously hurt in an encounter with terrorists in the Shopian district on late Saturday night.

Three terrorists were killed.

Inspector General of Police, Kashmir, Munir Khan, said, "The terrorists initiated unprovoked and indiscriminate firing of small arms, automatics and mortars who were believed to be in the village".