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| Pakistan fires at Indian army positions: India |
| 2009-03-21 |
| SRINAGAR, India (AFP) -- An Indian soldier was injured Saturday when Pakistani troops fired at Indian army positions across the de facto border dividing Kashmir between the rivals, the Indian army said. The incident broke five months of relative calm along the heavily militarised border. Pakistani troops fired 1,500-2,000 machine gun rounds towards Indian forward posts in the Western Uri sector, an army spokesman said. The firing lasted five hours, ending early Saturday morning, the spokesman said, adding that Pakistani fire was "unprovoked". India in the past has accused the Pakistani army of providing covering fire for infiltrating militants. Last year India accused Pakistani soldiers of crossing the ceasefire line known as the Line of Control and killing an Indian soldier -- allegations Islamabad denied. The firing comes at a time of heightened bilateral tensions, sparked by last November's Islamist militant attacks on Mumbai that India has blamed on the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). New Delhi has also accused "official agencies" of Pakistan -- a reference to the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) spy agency and other bodies -- of involvement. Both LeT and Pakistan have denied any role in the attacks which killed 165 people while Islamabad has blamed the assault on "non-state actors". |
| Posted by:john frum |
| #5 I'm not sure "afraid" or not plays into this. The Pak military is proven incompetent at every turn, and seems to periodically rouse itself to suffer another decadal loss. Time's up for another distractional loss of Pak manhood in the name of keeping same reputation. It makes sense ...to a Paki |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-03-21 23:48 |
| #4 It is sometimes claimed that Pakistan is afraid of India and therefore requires military assistance. The historical record shows otherwise. Pakistan has started the wars between itself and India, including the present jihad by ISI proxies. These are not the acts of a state afraid of the Indian military. The Pak military doctrine of offensive-defense relies on external balancers - the US, UN etc to come to its aid by demanding a quick ceasefire and imposing an oil and arms embargo that limit Indian effectiveness. |
| Posted by: john frum 2009-03-21 22:44 |
| #3 #1: g(r)omgoru Right on schedule. #2 Frank: "Distraction" come to mind? grom just as Frank said, this incident seems manufactured [like you said also] by Pakistan BUT what is perplexing is that why the HELL should Pakistan try and distract when India's Military seems and is so much more robust than Pakistan's Military? The F'ing inscrutable muslim mind perhaps? |
| Posted by: Red Dawg 2009-03-21 22:00 |
| #2 "Distraction" come to mind? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-03-21 18:54 |
| #1 Right on schedule. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2009-03-21 18:48 |