NEW DELHI: There have been over 2,000 ceasefire violations along the Line of Control this year, which is much higher than the previous two years. The violations have largely taken place in South of Pir Panjal in Jammu and Kashmir this year.These areas are Krishna Ghati-129, Bhimber Gali-287, Naushera-820, Sunderbani-151 and Poonch-744. There were 292 violations in September, out of which 250 took place in South of Pir Panjal and the rest in the North of Pir Panjal. In September 2017, there were 101 violations and 102 in September 2018.“There were 61 cases of calibre escalation by the Pakistan Army in September. On September 14, the Pakistan Army targeted schools in Balakot and Sandot and 120 students had to be evacuated.

Source: Economic Times October 12, 2019 03:56 UTC