7 soldiers killed in Indian firing along LoC
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Published: November 14, 2016
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Seven Pakistan Army soldiers were killed as Indian troops resorted to unprovoked firing at Bhimber sector of the Line of Control (LoC) on Sunday night.
“Seven soldiers embraced shahadat at LoC in Bhimber sector in cross-fire violation by Indian troops late last night,” Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement on Monday.
“Pakistani troops while responding to Indian unprovoked firing targeted Indian posts effectively,” it added.
Pakistan ‘befittingly’ responds to Indian firing along LoC
On November 7, Pakistan accused India of killing three people, including a policeman, and wounding four others in firing along the LoC. Separately, six people including two women were wounded in overnight firing in the Madarpur sector which also damaged 25 houses and three vehicles
In a similar incident on November 6, Indian troops resorted to unprovoked firing in the Battal sector. India’s Border Security Force (BSF) also fired and opened shelling at the Working Boundary in Shakargarh sector, north of Chak Amroo village.
Frequent incidents of cross-border fire have been witnessed since a heightened situation in occupied Kashmir. More than 100 protesters have lost their lives to the security forces in the valley while dozens blinded by use of pellet guns.
Pakistan ‘befittingly’ responds to Indian firing along LoC
The two countries have been at loggerheads since the killing of a populist rebel leader Burhan Wani by the occupied forces on July 8.
India also accuses Pakistan of being involved in an attack on an army base in Uri on September 18, in which 19 Indian soldiers were killed. Islamabad has denied the charge, which Delhi leveled without any substantial investigation or evidence.