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| Indian troops fire at Pakistani post on LoC |
| 2008-07-11 |
| Pakistan said on Thursday Indian forces fired on its troops deployed at a post in Hajira in the Rawalakot sector along the Line of Control (LoC). The Pakistan Army strongly protested the violation of the 2003 LoC ceasefire by the Indian army when it resorted to unprovoked firing. Inter-Services Public Relations Director General Maj Gen Athar Abbas told Daily Times that the firing started at 2pm. "Indian troops used small arms and mortars but none of the Pakistani soldiers was inured," he said. He said Pakistan army returned fire and also protested the unprovoked shelling by the Indian army. "Pakistan is demanding an immediate meeting at the level of Directors General Military Operations," he said. Abbas said India had also violated the ceasefire on June 19 at the same sector by firing at Pakistani soldiers and four troops had died. He said the Foreign Office would lodge a protest with the Indian government over the incident. Indian Army spokesman Lt Col SD Goswami denied Pakistan's statement, claiming that Pakistan-based militants had opened fire on the Indian forces as they tried to slip into the Indian-held Kashmir. |
| Posted by:Fred |