Pakistan Army on Tuesday opened fire on forward areas along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.

The firing took place in Khari Karmara and Gulpur forward areas along the LoC, they said.Indian troops guarding the border retaliated.

Despite repeated calls for restraint and adherence to the ceasefire understanding of 2003, there have been 1,600 incidents of ceasefire violations by Pakistan last year till October 2018.