Two Army personnel were injured in cross border firing alongthe Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officialssaid on Saturday.
The soldiers, who were manning a forward post in the RomaliDhara area of Nowshera sector, were injured in the firing from across theborder on Friday night, they added.
A defence spokesperson said Pakistani troops initiated theunprovoked ceasefire violation by firing from small arms, followed bymortar-shelling around 9 pm on Friday.
The Army retaliated in a befitting manner to silence thePakistani guns, he added.
The cross-border firing and shelling continued till 10.30pm, the officials said, adding that the casualties suffered by the Pakistanitroops in the retaliatory action were not known immediately.
The injured soldiers were evacuated and were undergoingtreatment at a military hospital, they said.