Uneasy calm and fear prevailed in villages near the zero line in the Arnia sector of Jammu after an eight-hour skirmish between Indian and Pakistani troops which left the 2021 ceasefire agreement hanging by a thread.
A Border Security Force (BSF) spokesman said constable Basava Raj sustained minor injuries in the hands. “His condition is stable. There was no other loss. The damage to material is being ascertained,” the BSF said.
It is for the first time Pakistan Rangers used mortar shells since the two countries renewed their pledge to abide by the 2003 ceasefire agreement in February 2021. Earlier, two BSF jawans were injured on October 17 when the exchange was limited to small fire only.
