Indian troops fired at our post along LoC: Pak military
Pakistan said on Thursday that Indian forces had fired on its troops deployed at a forward post along the Line of Control.
By Agencies |
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said on Thursday that Indian forces had fired on its troops deployed at a forward post along the Line of Control.
Pakistani troops fired back in retaliation but there was no immediate report of casualties in the exchange, a military spokesperson said.
The incident occurred at Battal in Rawalakot sector on the Line of Control which separates the Indian and Pakistani parts of the Himalayan territory, chief Pakistani military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said.
"Indians fired two mortars and small arms on a Pakistani check post at 2pm (0800 GMT)," Abbas said.
Abbas said Pakistani soldiers retaliated with mortars and small arms, adding that a protest was communicated through a hot line across the border.
"Pakistan is demanding an immediate meeting at the level of Directors General Military Operations," he said.
The incident was a rare violation of a ceasefire which Pakistan and India agreed to hold in November 2003 along the Line of Control before they launched peace talks in January 2004.
Pakistani troops fired back in retaliation but there was no immediate report of casualties in the exchange, a military spokesperson said.
The incident occurred at Battal in Rawalakot sector on the Line of Control which separates the Indian and Pakistani parts of the Himalayan territory, chief Pakistani military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said.
"Indians fired two mortars and small arms on a Pakistani check post at 2pm (0800 GMT)," Abbas said.
Abbas said Pakistani soldiers retaliated with mortars and small arms, adding that a protest was communicated through a hot line across the border.
"Pakistan is demanding an immediate meeting at the level of Directors General Military Operations," he said.
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The incident was a rare violation of a ceasefire which Pakistan and India agreed to hold in November 2003 along the Line of Control before they launched peace talks in January 2004.
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