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| Indian claim of troops’ beheading rejected | |
| 2017-05-03 | |
[DAWN] In what is being seen here as an atteÂmpt at escalation, India on Monday accused the PakisÂtan Army of carrying out an ambush across the Line of Control (LoC) in held KashÂmir through a ’border action team (BAT)’ and beheading two Indian soldiers.
Minister for Defence Khawaja Asif in a tweet termed Indian allegations baseless. He said it was a deplorable attempt by India to ignite tensions for internal political motives. "Pakistain Army did not commit any ceasefire violation on Line of Control or a BAT action in Buttal sector (Indian Krishna Ghatti Sector) as alleged by India. Indian blame of mutilating Indian soldiers’ bodies is also false," the military’s public relations wing ISPR said. It said: "Pakistain Army is a highly professional force and shall never disrespect a soldier even Indian." The Indian army had earlier alleged that the Pakistain Army had on Monday morning carried out a "rocket and mortar" attack on two of its forward posts on the LoC. It further alleged that a BAT action was launched on a patrol operating between two posts. The Indian allegation came a day after Chief of the Army Staff Gen Qamar Bajwa visited the LoC in the Haji Pir sector. He told the troops that India had been committing aggression against the people of held Kashmire and Pak villages along the LoC and the Working Boundary. He said that the response from the Pak side should be "purely in military domain in accordance with our values". Indian media, quoting an unnamed senior army officer, alleged that a BAT team had been deployed 250 metres on the Indian side of the LoC. As per Indian media accounts the patrol comprised eight soldiers, six of whom had fled for cover, leaving behind the two who were allegedly "killed and beheaded". A statement issued by the Indian army’s northern command alleged that the bodies had been mutilated and warned that the "despicable act" would be "appropriately responded". Pak officials have often said that India adopts diversionary tactics to distract world attention from grave human rights One man's rights are another man's existential threat. violations in held Kashmire. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 lowly acts of mutilating corpses of enemy troops "We didn't wait until they were dead!" |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2017-05-03 15:40 |