The shelling took place on the Indian forward posts in Shahpur village of the Poonch sub-sector of Jammu division.
The shelling across the Line-of-Control between India and Pakistan began at midnight and continued till the wee hours of the morning on Sunday.
The Indian defence spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Manish Mehta, said the shelling began from the Pakistani side without any provocation from the Indian side.
"Pakistan troops intermittently fired small arms, automatics and mortars. Our troops retaliated appropriately with equal calibre weapons. No casualties/damage was reported till last reports came in," he said.
The shelling took place on the Indian forward posts in Shahpur village of the Poonch sub-sector of Jammu division.
District development commissioner of Poonch Mohommad Haroon told dna that a residential house and a car was damaged when a Pakistani shell exploded in Shahpur village.
"Fear has gripped the villagers since the cross border shelling has occurred after a long time. It was unexpected which also added to the panic. We hope that the shelling will not occur again," said Haroon
Official figures reveal around 405 incidents of cross-border firing have taken place along the Indo-Pak border in Jammu and Kashmir in 2015 killing 16 civilians. Of which 253 incidents of cross border firing have taken place along the International Border and 152 incidents along the Line of Control.
At least 16 civilians were killed 71 others were injured in the cross border firing and shelling. Around 72 houses were damaged due to border shelling along the border last year. As many as 7,110 people were temporarily affected due to ceasefire violation in Jammu and Kashmir from January 1 to November 2015.
The cease-fire on borders came into force on November 26, 2003 when the then Pakistani premier Zafarullah Khan Jamali announced unilateral truce on all the three frontiers – 772km Line of Control (LoC), 192km
International Border (IB) and 122km Actual Ground Position Line (AGPL) at Siachen glacier -- as a goodwill gesture. New Delhi also responded positively and since then both armies decided to hold fire.
The ceasefire comes after a break of seven months. Army sources said for the first three years, the ceasefire was more or less observed in letter and spirit by both the countries. Pakistan, however, started showing its true colours in 2006 when it started firing on Indian positions occasionally. Around 15 Indian security personnel were killed in the ceasefire violations from 2009 to August 2012.
The fresh ceasefire violation comes three days after Pakistan suspended the dialogue process with India. "There is no meeting scheduled for now. I think at present the peace process is suspended," Pakistan high commissioner to India Abdul Basit said on Thursday.
Meanwhile, while Pakistan High Comissision in Delhi refused to react. But sent a statement issued by Pakistan Army's Inter-Services Public Relations in Rawalpindi, blaming India for shelling.
According to the ISPR, the heavy shelling in Neza Pir sector started at 11.40 pm on Saturday, continuing for hours and lasting until almost 5am early Sunday morning."Pakistan Army troops befittingly responded to Indian unprovoked firing and shelling," the ISPR statement said.
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