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Pakistani forces opened fire along the LoC, prompting a response from Indian troops. Meanwhile, an encounter broke out in Bandipora after terrorists opened fire at security forces.
Security personnel during a search operation in Jammu and Kashmir (Photo: PTI)
Firing was reported by the Pakistan side along the Line of Control (LoC), Defence sources said on Friday. There were no reports of any casualties.
“There were incidents of small arms firing at some places on the Line of Control initiated by Pakistan,” news agency PTI quoted a source as saying.
“The firing was effectively responded to,” it said.
This comes as Chief of Army Staff Gen Upendra Dwivedi travelled to Srinagar on Friday to carry out a comprehensive review of the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack.
Top Army Commanders will brief Gen Dwivedi on various aspects of the security scenario. However, it was not immediately clear whether the Army chief would travel to Pahalgam.
Meanwhile, an encounter between terrorists and security forces was also underway in the Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir.
According to the details, security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Kulnar Bazipora area of Bandipora district following information about the presence of the ultras in the area.
The search operation turned into an encounter after the hiding ultras opened fire on the security personnel.
In a statement, the Army said, “On April 25, based on specific intelligence input regarding presence of terrorists, a Joint Search Operation was launched by Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police in general area Kolnar Ajas, Bandipora. Contact was established and firefight ensued.”
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On Thursday, a soldier of the special forces of the Army was killed in an encounter between security forces and terrorists following a search operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur.
The firing took place in the Dudu-Basantgarh area during a cordon and search operation that was launched based on information about the presence of terrorists.
The encounters and firing come days after 26 tourists were killed in a deadly terror attack in Pahalgam.