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New Delhi: Defence Minister AK Antony said today that the recent ceasefire violations along
the Line of Control in Kashmir are "a major
cause of concern." He also said, "We will take
every step to protect our interest and the
Indian armed forces." Last evening, Pakistan and India exchanged
fire, and a Pakistani solider was killed. The tension which began with cross-border
firing on the weekend peaked on Tuesday after
two Indian jawans were killed by Pakistani
troops who crossed the Line of Control in the
Medhar district, 220 kms north of Jammu. One
of the soldiers was decapitated. Pakistan has dismissed India's allegations that it
violated the line of control and ceasefire as
"negative propaganda" and has offered an
investigation by UN military observers, which
India has rejected. Both sides, however, are stressing the need to
prevent the crisis from escalating. India has
sought a flag meeting between Indian and
Pakistani commanders in Mendhar, but Pakistan
is yet to respond. India has said its standard operating procedure
on patrolling along the LoC remains unchanged.
It has also said that if Pakistan violates ceasefire
again, it will respond "appropriately." Yesterday, New Delhi confirmed that Tuesday's
brutal killing of two soldiers by Pakistani troops
will not impact the recent decision by both
countries to introduce a more liberal visa
process. But, as tension simmered on the Line of
Control, 25 Indian trucks were stopped from entering a designated trade centre in Pakistan-
Occupied Kashmir from Poonch for the cross-
border trade that has been used to promote
confidence and trust between the two
countries. Trucks are still stranded there and the
trade centre is closed. 21 items, mainly agricultural produce, are
bartered every week between the two sides. In the Uri sector, however, 50 Indian trucks
crossed over and 37 trucks came into India
from the Pakistan occupied Kashmir without
hindrance, sources said.
http://www.ndtv.com/article/view/india/316102?device=mobile
the Line of Control in Kashmir are "a major
cause of concern." He also said, "We will take
every step to protect our interest and the
Indian armed forces." Last evening, Pakistan and India exchanged
fire, and a Pakistani solider was killed. The tension which began with cross-border
firing on the weekend peaked on Tuesday after
two Indian jawans were killed by Pakistani
troops who crossed the Line of Control in the
Medhar district, 220 kms north of Jammu. One
of the soldiers was decapitated. Pakistan has dismissed India's allegations that it
violated the line of control and ceasefire as
"negative propaganda" and has offered an
investigation by UN military observers, which
India has rejected. Both sides, however, are stressing the need to
prevent the crisis from escalating. India has
sought a flag meeting between Indian and
Pakistani commanders in Mendhar, but Pakistan
is yet to respond. India has said its standard operating procedure
on patrolling along the LoC remains unchanged.
It has also said that if Pakistan violates ceasefire
again, it will respond "appropriately." Yesterday, New Delhi confirmed that Tuesday's
brutal killing of two soldiers by Pakistani troops
will not impact the recent decision by both
countries to introduce a more liberal visa
process. But, as tension simmered on the Line of
Control, 25 Indian trucks were stopped from entering a designated trade centre in Pakistan-
Occupied Kashmir from Poonch for the cross-
border trade that has been used to promote
confidence and trust between the two
countries. Trucks are still stranded there and the
trade centre is closed. 21 items, mainly agricultural produce, are
bartered every week between the two sides. In the Uri sector, however, 50 Indian trucks
crossed over and 37 trucks came into India
from the Pakistan occupied Kashmir without
hindrance, sources said.
http://www.ndtv.com/article/view/india/316102?device=mobile
