Casualties in Firing by Pakistan Army

The details of ceasefire violations by Pakistan in Jammu & Kashmir and the Indian casualties therein are as under:

Number of ceasefire violations			Casualties
Month	Along the line of Control in the State of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) under operational control of Army	Along the international border in the State of J&K under operational control of BSF	Army	Civilian
January, 2017	08	02	00	00
February, 2017	11	04	00	00
March, 2017	22	02	01	00
April, 2017	26	02	00	00
May, 2017	73	06	00	03
June, 2017	76	07	02	00

Appropriate retaliation to the ceasefire violations, as required, is carried out by Indian Army.  In addition, all violations of ceasefire are taken up with Pakistan authorities at the appropriate level through the established mechanism of hotlines, flag meetings as well as weekly talks between the Directorate Generals of Military Operations of the two countries.

This information was given by Minister of State for Defence Dr. Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to Shri Ajay Sancheti in Rajya Sabha today.

Courtesy: pib.nic.in