|
LoC firing: Pakistan Army captain killed
[Dawn] A Mighty Pak Army officer was killed and a soldier maimed after an exchange of fire across the de facto border with India, the Pak military said.The Pakistain army said in a statement that Captain Sarfraz was killed "due to Indian troops' unprovoked shelling at Shakma sector on line of control." According to the statement, another soldier was also seriously injured when Indian forces shot up Shakma sector near the town of Skardu on Tuesday night at 11:15pm local time. Pak troops responded to the firing and exchange of fire continued for several hours after midnight, said the sources. Meanwhile, ...back at the argument, Livia grabbed for Jane's hair to make her point. Jane elbowed her in the face in rebuttal... Pakistain's foreign ministry late Wednesday said the Indian deputy high commissioner in Islamabad was summoned and "a strong protest was lodged over the unprovoked firing by Indian army soldiers". "Pakistain conveyed its serious concern on the continued violations of the ceasefire across the LoC by the Indian Army over the past few weeks and the escalation of tensions," the statement said, calling upon India "to take serious and credible measures to prevent further ceasefire violations and reduce tensions". An Indian army official told news agency AFP that he had no information about the incident or the casualties reported. Posted by: Fred 2013-08-22 |
| http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=374374 |