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A day after ‘peace talk’, India, Pakistan trade heavy fire in Jammu

After the latest flare up along the border in Jammu, Indian and Pakistani armies in a telephonic conversation agreed to maintain peace however, both again traded heavy fire along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Samba districts on late Sunday.

An official said that the Pakistani Army resorted to “unprovoked” firing at the Border Security Force outposts in Arnia, Ramgarh and Chamliyal areas of Jammu and Kashmir.

According to a reports, two civilians were also injured in the firing.

Darshana Devi, wife of Tarlok Singh and Mohinder Kumar, son of Hans Raj both Pindi Charkan Kalan were shifted to Hospital by Arnia police around 9:30 am.

Pakistani rangers and BSF officials on Sunday had agreed to maintain peace and tranquility on the border.  Top officials of Border Security Force (BSF) and its Pakistani Rangers had a telephonic conversation on Sunday to end the latest border flare up, officials said, after both sides suffered loss of lives and machinery in the heavy exchange of fire along the border in Jammu last week.

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