Jammu, Oct 18 (PTI): Pakistani Rangers opened fire at forward posts and villages along the International Border (IB) in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday.
BSF personnel guarding the IB effectively retaliated.
Officials said the Pakistani Rangers started the firing in the Pansar-Manyari area of Hiranagar sector around 9.45 pm on Saturday,
The cross-border firing between the two sides continued till 5.10 am, forcing border residents to spend the night in underground bunkers.
There was no report of any casualty in the Pakistani firing on the Indian side, the officials said.
CRPF personnel injured in militant attack in J-K
In another news an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of the CRPF was injured in a grenade explosion in Pulwama district district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, police said.
Militants hurled a grenade upon CRPF personnel near Tral bus stand in Pulwama district of South Kashmir, a police official said.
He said the explosion caused minor injuries to ASI Asim Ali.
The injured CRPF personnel was shifted to Tral hospital, the official said, adding, the area has been cordoned off and a hunt has been launched to nab the attackers.
