Amidst continuous ceasefire violations by Pakistani forces on the Line of Control and International Border, top military commanders of both armies held telephonic talks to defuse the tension. When Pakistan alleged of its civilian killings in firing by Indian army, but Indian Army categorically told Pakistan that it reserves the right to “retaliate appropriately” to any incident leading to loss of lives of Indian troops.

Conveying this stern message, Indian Director General Military of Operations(DGMO) also told his Pakistani counterpart that Pakistan Army continued to support infiltration as was evident from sniping and targeting Indian troops.

The LOC has witnessed more than 470 incidents of ceasefire violations by Pakistan this year apart from 290 odd militants tried to infiltrate. While, 50 of them were killed this year, more than 80 managed to sneak into Kashmir, sources said. However, security forces killed total 151 militants in various parts of Jammu and Kashmir during multiple operations and figure is an all-time high in recent years.