Two army jawans were killed by Pakistani troops in an attack on a patrol party along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir today.
During patrolling along Mankote in Poonch along the LoC, a patrol party was attacked by Pakistani troops, army officials said.
Two jawans were killed and another was injured, they said, adding that further details were awaited.
The incident comes two days after Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked heavy firing in Uri sector in Kashmir. However, Pakistan had accused India of attacking its forward locations across the LoC killing its one soldier.
During the last one month, there have been increase in incidents of ceasefire violations by Pakistani troops. The Indian Army attribute these incidents to ``desperate attempts by Pakistani troops to push in militants into Jammu and Kashmir.
