Army jawan killed as Pak troops open fire near LoC

An Indian Army jawan was killed on Monday as Pakistani troops opened fire on Indian positions in Nowgam sector of Kupwara district near the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, army sources said.
The sources said Indian troops came under heavy fire from the across the LoC at around 3.30 PM at Khayan in Nowgam from sector.
One army jawan from 22 Rajput battalion has been killed so far, the sources said.
Indian troops retaliated and killed four Pakistani soldiers. It is also alleged that the Pakistani soldiers crossed LoC in Nowgam today.
This is the first violation of ceasefire between India and Pakistan in Nowgam sector. Violations had been reported in Tangdhar, Poonch and Rajouri sectors of the state earlier this year.
India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire along the International Border and LoC in 2003, which held good till the beginning of this year.