Pakistani troops continued ceasefire violations today with firing and mortar shelling on Indian posts and civilian areas along the LoC and international border in Jammu, Kathua and Rajouri districts, leaving a girl injured.

The BSF and Army have responded "appropriately and befittingly", a defence spokesman said.

"There was unprovoked ceasefire violation by Pakistan Army in Sunderbani, Pallanwala and Nowshera sectors of Rajouri and Jammu districts today," the spokesman said.

They used small arms, automatics, 82 mm mortars and 120 mm mortars in the firing and shelling, he said.

"They are being responded appropriately and befittingly. No casualties to our troops have been reported," he said.

Firing and shelling continued overnight along the international border.

"At 1720 hour yesterday, Pakistan Rangers started unprovoked heavy firing and shelling in Katgus Sector of Jammu which further spread to Hiranagar and Samba.

Heavy arms and ammunition were recovered from the two Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists arrested in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir on 27 October.

According to reports the police recovered an AK-47, a pistol with ammunition, Under Barrel Grenade Launcher, UBGL grenades and pouches from the terrorists.

The police nabbed two Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists in a joint search operation by 46 Rashtriya Rifles & Special Operation Group Baramulla.

This came hours after the Delhi Police Crime Branch arrested Pakistan High Commissioner staffer Mehmood Akhtar, on charges of alleged spying and theft of Indian defence documents . Akhtar was declared as persona non-grata and was asked to leave the country within 48 hours.

More than 60 individuals and entities, an overwhelming number of them Indians, were on 27 October charged by the US Department of Justice for allegedly participating in a multi-million dollar scam involving call centres based in India, that conned thousands of American citizens.

Twenty of these individuals were arrested in the US on Thursday, while 31 of these individuals and five call centres have been charged for their alleged involvement in the scam.

An additional US-based defendant is currently in the custody of immigration authorities. Many of these, who were arrested in India recently, face deportation to the US.

The indictment alleges that the defendants were involved in a "sophisticated fraudulent scheme organised by conspirators in India, including a network of call centres in Ahmedabad", the Department of Justice said.

Soon after India on declared a Pakistan High Commission staffer as persona non-grata for espionage activities, Pakistan on 27 October declared an Indian High Commission official persona non-grata and asked him to leave the country.

Foreign Office said in a statement that the decision was conveyed to Indian High Commissioner Gautam Bambawale who was summoned to foreign ministry.

"The Foreign Secretary (Aizaz Chaudhry) summoned the Indian High Commissioner today and conveyed the decision of the Government of Pakistan to declare Surjeet Singh, an official of the Indian High Commission, as persona non-grata," the statement said.

Pakistan High Commissioner staffer Mehmood Akhtar, who was arrested on charges of alleged spying and theft of Indian defence documents was declared as persona non-grata and was asked to leave the country within 48 hours.

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