Hyderabad, Feb. 13 -- After a report of violation of ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, the de facto India-Pakistan border in Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian Army issued a clarification denying all claims of heavy firing.

In a statement clarifying the reports, the army said that a few "stray incidents" of cross-LoC firing and a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) blast were being handled."No exchange of fire of heavy-calibre weapons has taken place," India Today reported.

The ceasefire violation along the LoC has been very rare ever since India and Pakistan renewed the ceasefire agreement on February 25, 2021.

Meanwhile, the officials said a junior commissioned officer (JCO) of the Indian Army sustained...