Army troops guarding the borderline with Pakistan, effectively responded to the firing.
"Pakistani troops violated ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked firing on Indian forward posts along LoC in Sabjian belt of Poonch district around 1050 hours today," a Defence spokesman said here tonight.
No casualty was reported till the last news came.
This was the ninth ceasefire violation in the last four days.
The Army said there was also a brief ceasefire violation along the LoC in Gulmarg sector of north Kashmir last night.
"Pakistani Rangers resorted to firing and shelling of mortar bombs targeting border hamlets and Border Out Posts (BoPs) along the International Border in R S Pura belt of Jammu district since last night," a police officer said today.
In the firing and shelling, four BoPs and Channa, Kako De Kothay, Kodwal and Devigarh villages were hit.
Seven houses suffered partial damage in the firing, he said.
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