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| India-Pakistan |
| India violates LoC ceasefire, shells houses |
| 2016-08-16 |
| [DAWN] MUZAFFARABAD: As Pakistan began celebrating its Independence Day, Indian troops resorted to unprovoked shelling of the Nezapir sector in Haveli district in the wee hours of Sunday morning. "Indian troops started shelling at about 2am, using all types of heavy weapons, including mortar and artillery," the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. "The shelling lasted till 8.30am, during which...rounds hit some civilian houses near the LoC, but no loss of life was reported." Pak troops, it said, responded to Indian firing in a befitting manner. On the other hand, Press Trust of India (PTI) quoted Indian police and defence officials as accusing Pakistain Army of opening the fire. A 50-year-old Indian woman was injured when the Pakistain Army targeted Indian posts along the LoC in the Poonch sector, the PTI said. "Kasim Jan, a resident of Shahpur village, was injured when she was hit by splinters of a mortar shell" fired from across the LoC, a police officer said. According to the ISPR, Pakistain Army’s Director General of Military Operations contacted his Indian counterpart on hotline in the afternoon and lodged a protest over the targeting of Pak posts and civilians. In 2003, Pakistain and India reached a landmark agreement to maintain ceasefire along the unmarked LoC (Line of Control). However, we can't all be heroes. Somebody has to sit on the curb and applaud when they go by... several violations have occurred since. |
| Posted by:Fred |