RAWALPINDI: Indian forces on Saturday resorted to unprovoked firing across the Line of Control (LoC), which resulted in martyrdom of an elderly man, according to the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR).

Indian troops resorted to firing in Chirikot sector along the LoC, in fresh violation of the ceasefire agreement, the ISPR said in a statement.

It resulted in martyrdom of 70-year-old Shabbir Khan in Polas village, Azad Kashmir, it read.

This was the second ceasefire violation committed by Indian forces in less than a week.

However, Pakistani soldiers gave matching response to Indian aggression, completely silencing the enemy guns, the statement added.