Ceasefire Violation

An Indian soldier was martyred after Pakistani troops on January 21 violated the ceasefire at the Line of Control (LoC). The soldier, Havildar Nirmal Singh of J&K Rifles, sustained critical injuries in the cross-border firing at Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, and later succumbed to them. Reportedly, this is the second casualty since January 1 as earlier a Naib Subedar was killed in the ceasefire violation at LoC in Rajouri district… read-more

Armenia and Azerbaijan on October 30 agreed to defuse Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Both the countries agreed to exchange dead bodies of soldiers and share list of detained war prisoners. The peace-formula was devised by members of OSCE Minsk Group - France, Russia and US - with foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan at a meeting in Geneva. Both the countries have been fighting over the contentious region for over 25 years.

Pakistan on September 30 violated the ceasefire again, killing one Indian soldier and injuring another one. Reportedly, Indian soldier Lance Naik Karnail Singh lost his life after Pakistani Army started firing and rapid shelling of mortars along the Line of Control (LOC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. The injured soldier has been hospitalized. The officials informed that the Indian Army responded appropriately.

During the early hours of September 5, Pakistani troops opened fire and used intense motor shelling at three sectors along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district. A defense spokesperson informed that the violation of the ceasefire agreement happened across the border in Shahpur, Kirni, and Degwar sectors. He also told that the Indian Army responded appropriately and no casualty took place.