Pakistan violates ceasefire in J&K’s Poonch, soldier killed | News – Times of India Videos

A soldier was killed on Thursday as Pakistan resorted to heavy cross-border shelling during the ongoing ceasefire violation at the LoC in Jammu & Kashmir’s Poonch district. Havildar Nirmal Singh, of infantry regiment Jammu & Kashmir Rifles, was critically injured in the firing and later succumbed to his injuries, becoming the second Indian casualty of cross-border firing along the LoC since January 1. “The nation will always remain indebted to him for his supreme sacrifice and devotion to duty,” Udhampur-based defence spokesperson Lt Col Abhinav Navneet said. On January 1, a Naib Subedar was killed when Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire twice along the LoC in Nowshera sector of Rajouri district.