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8 Pak army jawans killed amid heavy shelling on LoC
[Daily Excelsior] Eight Mighty Pak Army jawans were reported killed when troops from this side retaliated to unprovoked heavy shelling and firing from across the Line of Control (LoC) in several areas of Nowshera sector in Rajouri district today.Reports said eight Pakistain troopers were killed after their post was hit by a mortar shell across Nowshera sector this morning. However, it was a brave man who first ate an oyster... there was no official confirmation of the Pak casualties. Two Army jawans on this side sustained minor injuries. Official sources said all schools along LoC in Nowshera sector were closed down this morning as soon as Pakistain army resorted to heavy mortar shelling and firing at Lam, Jhanghar, Kalsian and Kallal sectors of Nowshera tehsil in Rajouri district at 8 am today. Troops from this side retaliated effectively, leading to heavy exchanges. Both sides used 82mm mortars, automatic and semi-automatic weapons in shelling and firing. Pakistain army targeted several civilian areas in the shelling. Sources said there were reports of some cattle having perished in the shelling and damage to many houses. However, it was a brave man who first ate an oyster... they couldn’t be corroborated as official teams were yet to reach the spot in view of shelling that continued throughout the day today. "The official teams were expected to reach the forward villages tomorrow morning to assess the damages caused by shelling and firing," sources said. They added that several mortar shells landed in the civilian areas but there were no casualties on the Indian side. The panic-stricken civilians remained confined to their houses throughout the day in view of intense shelling. According to sources, intensity of mortar shelling and firing with automatic weapons was very high from 8 am to 3 pm after which it came down to intermittent till 5.30 pm. The shelling and firing stopped in the night. Describing Pakistain shelling and firing as unprovoked, sources said Pakistain was trying to create trouble on the LoC by repeatedly targeting forward Indian posts and civilian areas in twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch. This is the sixth ceasefire violation this month. Posted by: Fred 2017-04-18 |
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