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Pakistani, Indian troops exchange fire across Line of Control
[DAWN] Pak and Indian troops exchanged fire across the Line of Control (LoC) in the Bhimber sector early Saturday, an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said."Pak troops befittingly responded to Indian unprovoked firing which started at 0400 and continued till 0800 at LoC in Bhimber sector," said the ISPR. The ISPR did not say whether there were any casualties on either sides. In 2003, Pakistain and India reached a landmark agreement to maintain ceasefire along the LoC. However, it's easy to be generous with someone else's money... many violations have occurred since. Sound byte: ’Nothing new about LoC violations’ The fresh exchange of fire comes two days after India claimed to have carried out surgical strikes on "terror launch pads along the LoC" in Pakistain, raising the already heightened tensions between the two countries. The Pak military swiftly rubbished these claims, saying its two soldiers died in cross-border firing by Indian troops. It later emerged that an Indian soldier was captured by the Pakistain army, while Indian soldiers were also killed in a "befitting response" by Pak troops. More from The Nation BHIMBAR: Today, Indian forces again resorted to unprovoked firing across the Line of Control (LoC) inside Pakistani territory. ISPR said Pakistani troops befittingly responded to Indian unprovoked firing, which started at 4:00 AM and continued till 8:00 AM at LoC in Bhimber sector. Two Pakistani soldiers were killed on Thursday when Indian forces resorted to unprovoked firing across the LoC. The ISPR did not state whether there were any casualties on either sides. This incident of cross-border firing comes as tensions boil between Pakistan and India over the Kashmir issue. Posted by: Fred 2016-10-02 |
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