This is the 11th ceasefire violation by Pakistan in the past five days, Army officials said. Defence Spokesman (Jammu) S N Acharya said in a official release that Pakistan Army started unprovoked firing at Indian forward posts in Mendhar sector from 06:30 AM.

"Own troops retaliated immediately with heavy calibre weapons," he said. The exchange of fire was still going on tonight. Pakistani troops opened fire along the Line of Control(LoC) on several Indian forward posts in Balakote belt of Poonch district, Army officials said.