Jammu, Januar 15: The Indian and Pakistani armies traded heavy fire on the Line of Control (LoC) on Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, a Defence Ministry spokesman said.

"At 10 a.m., the Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation using small arms and shelling with heavy calibre weapons in the Sunderbani sector," Lieutenant Colonel Devender Anand told IANS here. Indian Forces Giving Befitting Response to Frustrated Pakistan: Jammu and Kashmir K Guv Satya Pal Malik.

"The Indian Army is retaliating strongly and effectively," he added. The firing was still on.

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