Two Army personnel were injured in cross border firing alongthe Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officialssaid on Saturday.

The soldiers, who were manning a forward post in the RomaliDhara area of Nowshera sector, were injured in the firing from across theborder on Friday night, they added.

A defence spokesperson said Pakistani troops initiated theunprovoked ceasefire violation by firing from small arms, followed by mortar-shellingaround 9 pm on Friday. The Army retaliated in a befitting manner to silence thePakistani guns, he added. The cross-border firing and shelling continued till10.30 pm, the officials said, adding that the casualties suffered by thePakistani troops in the retaliatory action were not known immediately.