ISLAMABAD: Indian forces opened fire on Pakistani posts along the Working Boundary near Sialkot, military sources said on Thursday.

While there was no official word from Inter-Services Public Relations — the military’s media wing — or local law enforcement, reports shared by locals on social media suggested that heavy and artillery fire was heard at several points along the border with India in the Zafarwal sector.

According to military sources, the firing began after a drone attempted to intrude into Pakistani territory, which was shot down by Pakistani forces.

But Indian forces — ostensibly in a bid to cover up the failed attempt at an incursion — opened indiscriminate fire on Pak­istani posts along the Working Boundary.

Sources said that Pakistani forces gave a “befitting response” to the Indian aggression.

Several Pakistani users on X (formerly Twitter) posted videos containing sounds of heavy gun and artillery fire, in the dead of night, but these could not be independently verified.

Published in Dawn, October 27th, 2023

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