Enhanced vigil along J&K borders

JAMMU, SEPT. 16. The Army is maintaining enhanced vigil along borders in Jammu and Kashmir even as ``routine'' firing and shelling were reported in some sectors along the Line of Control (LoC) and the international border since Saturday, a Defence spokesman said here today.

Army troops have been asked to maintain round-the- clock vigil along the borders to thwart any attempt of infiltration and exfiltration, which usually increases before the onset of winter, the Northern Command spokesman said in Udhampur.

He said Pakistani troops had resorted to routine firing in some sectors along the border in Jammu and along the LoC in the Kashmir Valley and the Ladakh region. Mortar shelling had also been reported in some areas of Rajouri and Poonch sectors during the past two days, he said, adding ``our troops were giving appropriate response to Pakistani firing''. Meanwhile, BSF troops shot dead one Pakistani intruder in R.S. Pura sector, while a girl was injured in Pakistani firing in Ramgarh sector of Jammu division on Saturday, official reports said here today.

- PTI

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