Kupwara: The armies of India and Pakistan exchanged heavy gunfire along Line of Control (LoC) in Machil sector of Kupwara in north Kashmir on Thursday.
Official sources said that on Thursday afternoon, Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked firing in Machil area of Kupwara sector and fired heavy mortar shelling and small arms.
“Unprovoked firing and shelling by Pakistan Army was retaliated befittingly by Indian Army, resulting in a fierce exchange of both gunfire and mortar shelling between the two sides,” sources said.
Intermittent firing and was shelling was going on in the area when the report was last filed.
