Pakistani girl killed in Kashmir border firing: officials

[Slav Defence]

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani girl was killed Wednesday when Indian troops opened fire across the de facto border that divides disputed Kashmir, Pakistani officials said.

The incident took place in Rawlakot district, around 65 kilometres east of Islamabad near the Line of Control (LoC) separating the Indian and Pakistani-controlled sectors of the Himalayan territory.

“Indian troops resorted to small arms and artillery fire in Battal area killing a 10-year old girl and wounding her mother,” a senior security official told AFP.

He said Pakistani troops returned fire and senior local official Sohail Azam, confirming the casualties, told AFP sporadic exchanges were ongoing.

He said the girl died after shrapnel from a mortar fired by Indian troops hit her house in Battal area.

Local resident Imtiaz Ahmad told AFP that he and other members of his family were confined to their house because of Indian firing.

On Tuesday, Indian troops opened fire on a small village in Kotli town along the LoC, injuring a 65-year old woman.
@Windjammer @balixd @hinduguy @Jazzbot @Srinivas @Talon @Hermione G @nuclearpak @Aeronaut and others.......

 

[Dubious]

What is wrong with people?! Is it not enough Pakistani civilians are dying from stupid drone attacks and now this...RIP to the girl...

 

[Amaa'n]

Inna Lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji'un......may she rest in peace..i would like to hear indian version of this story as iasked about yesterday where a 65 woman was shot in the leg, its weird that only indian bullets/mortars just wander off and hit civilians....too scared to fight like a man? please do not tell me it was militants residing in that house

 

[Jango]

This is getting outrageous. Mr Nawaz Sharif, will you please wake up out of your bhai chara Utopian world and do something about this?

This is the second incident in a week!

 

[livingdead]

@Slav Defence, cross border fire is usually indiscriminate..and people fire from both sides... the account will always be different.. Indians will blame pakistanis.. pakistanis will blame india...there will be local commander meeting.. and it will be normal again..
why highlight '10 year old girl died', never heard Indian villager dying in cross border firing?

 

[ExtraOdinary]

RIP. Sad incident

 

[Parul]

Rest In Peace....Sad Incident....

 

[AnnoyingOrange]

RIP Kid.. Really Sad. .. but she was not shot... it was a shrapnel from a mortar that was fired in retaliation to Pakistan firing.

 

[livingdead]

it is sad that civilians die in the conflict, LoC ceasefire should not be broken.

 

[Skull and Bones]

RIP to the kid.

 

[karan.1970]

RIP.. a young life wasted...

 

[queerbait]

Has there been any official reaction to this incident from GOP?

 

[Hashshāshīn]

India's welcome to Shareef.

 

[Bratva]

RIP Kid.. Really Sad. .. but she was not shot... it was a shrapnel from a mortar that was fired in retaliation to Pakistan firing.

spoken like a true broken record.


Mr.Sharif should invite Mr.Singh on samjhota bus and then discuss this issue over a cup of tree as mr.Shairf believes in the politics of reconciliation and does not have guts to condemn indian violation and blatant lies that it's Pakistan that always fires on them first

 

[GoodBoy]

Sad that innocent is killed.

btw did terrorists from Pakistan used her for human shield? Let's see more updates.