Two Pakistani soldiers have been killed, while one Junior Commissioned Officer of the Indian Army has been martyred after Pakistan violated ceasefire along the Line of Control in the Uri sector in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday night.

The Indian Army responded to Pakistani ceasefire violations by responding with artillery and mortar fire in which damage was inflicted upon Pakistan Army positions. One Indian Army Subedar lost his life in Pakistani firing.

The Indian Army sources further revealed that “Pakistan Army has admitted that two of its soldiers were killed in the Dewa sector in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK).”

Recently, General Bipin Rawat cautioned that the situation along the Line of Control could escalate. He had stated that, “We have to be prepared for the escalatory matrix.”