India lodges strong protest over Pakistan firing in J&K indian border
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Indian army on Wednesday lodged a strong protest with its Pakistani counterparts over Monday's unprovoked cross-border firing at a forward
post in Poonch sector in Jammu and Kashmir, a day after Islamabad gave an assurance that it was committed to maintaining the ceasefire.
"A flag meeting was held at Roshni border post along LoC in Mendhar sector of Poonch district, where India lodged a strong protest over ceasefire
violation and unprovoked firing on Monday," defence spokesman Lt Col S D Goswami said.
He said a formal protest note was handed over to the Pakistani army officers. India had sought the flag meeting after the incident in which rockets
were also fired by the Pakistani side.
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