Pakistan Army repulses attack on Sawan Patra checkpost in Kashmir, says army in statement. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
"A 17-year-old girl who was wounded in shelling by Indian troops died at hospital, while another injured man was brought there," local police chief Chaudhry Majid told AFP.
A local government official earlier said a woman was killed and seven were wounded in shelling by Indian troops.
"A woman was killed and at least seven other villagers were wounded when Indian forces fired shells from across the Line of Control (Loc)," said the official, Masood-ur-Rehman.
The latest death is the sixth Pakistani reported to have been killed in skirmishes across the heavily militarised de facto border in Kashmir since five Indian soldiers were ambushed and killed on August 5.
Delhi blamed the August 5 killings on the Pakistani army, but Islamabad denied any responsibility and has called for restraint and dialogue.
Shells fired by Indian troops struck villages in Nakyal sector, some 200 kilometres (125 miles) south of Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistani Kashmir, intermittently overnight, Rehman said.
Three houses had been damaged and one house and a car destroyed, he told AFP.
Parliamentarian Javed Budhanwi said that Indian shelling had caused panic among more than 50,000 local residents and warned that authorities may have to evacuate civilians to safer locations.
"It is difficult for people to move out at the moment as the shelling continues," Budhanwi told AFP.
The intermittent clashes threaten to jeopardise a planned meeting between the two countries' prime ministers on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York next month.
A deadly flare-up along the LoC in January brought a halt to peace talks that had only just resumed following a three-year hiatus sparked by the 2008 attacks in Mumbai that killed 166 people.
India blamed Pakistani militants for the attack.
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What difference does it make whether it is indian made bomb or TTP bomb.
@Ali: Funny that you demand a picture of the women killed by your indian forces as if you are gonna believe even if you are shown.
How about you show me the picture of those five indian soldiers being killed by Pakistan. How can we know for sure that they were killed by Pakistan Army.
@Raj - USA: Maybe President Obama is changing his foreign and health policy based on what you write on the internet. Go check it out, hurry up!
@Dj: indians have been killing soldiers and civilians at will and our government and media begging them for friendship
@Uzair: Uzair, thanks for insane advise to Mr. Sharif but I think he has better things to do like getting Pakistan economy on track, get your country out of load shedding, secure a loan from IMF etc. Now lets talk about your points Now how good you army is if it can't beat your arch rival in 4 wars or can't control a bunch of terrorists? What good cruise missiles are if they can't do much about drone attacks day in day out? What good is nuclear power when there is no electricity in your cities and villages?
Seems like you have got your priorities all wrong.
@Candid1: Well I was not born when that happened BUT thats what I heard from NOT Indians but Pakistanis like Hasan Nissar, Najam Sethi, Tareq Fateh, Imran Khan etc. If Indian army wanted to kill, it would have not returned 90000 PoW safely to Pakistan but left them in Bangladesh for trials. I think they should have had done that. East Bengalis are still angry with India for that.
@Uzair: LOLLLLLLL.....your dreamed statistics proof as below country not able to handle TTP?not able to handle drone?? not able to stop blast in any single day???
@Uzair: very passionate ideas and I respect. GIVE ME ONE VALID REASON, under what JUSTIFICATION PM should declare war against India? Islam Khatraay Main Hae or Pakistan Khatraay Main Hae or India Khatraay Main Hae? In each and every case, I refuse to fight and REFUSE to pay taxes to finance HALWAA of anyone.
@Ali, come up with your real Indian name, do not pretend to be a Muslim or perhaps a Pakistani! Enough of the Aman ki Asha and restraint melodrama. Indians are killing innocent civilians, women and children included and all we do is register a 'strong' protest with somebody who doesn't matter (read:Indian High Commissioner). Pakistan has always showed maturity and calm in the face of Indian hubris. It's time to do away with all the mollycoddling. If India is not interested in peace, we have to stop begging for peace and dialogue altogether and teach them a lesson. One doesn't sing peace lullabies when the enemy is beating war drums!
@Raj-USA, you are saying that the governments are making their decision based on your posts on a newspaper website...the heights of delusion on display.!!!.
@Unknown: The pictures, names and regiments of the 5 dead soldiers were published widely. They were also given a burial that befits their sacrifice but no such information about the so called 2 civilian women are available.
@someone: or the F-16 led bombings in Balochistan and KP.
@jalal kashmiri what sane advice you have offered,i have my roots in kargil and know fully well the people who demand so called azadi and support it.there uncles are giving azadi to shias of gilgit and baltistan,quetta. When you talk of so called azadi you justify the freedom India gives to even people like you and time being the world can see what has happened to occupied Kashmir and to the ahmadiyas,quadianis and shias of muslim homeland (so called) leave apart the 20% hindus and sikhs left after the migration of 1947 in pakistan(so called).its punjab actually.better watch your steps because NAMO means business in 2014.
ET please allow this comment,there nthing offensive in this.
Dear Prime minister Nawaz Sharif.If You ever read this I want you to know that the steps you took are Good for now But As we are seeing India Keeps Killing Pakistani's You Must respond Why? Because It is about our Diginity We are being Humilated Nationaly World wide We need to respond we have The 1.Worlds 7th Largest Army 2.Worlds 4th Cruise missile Builders 3.worlds 4th Nuclear Power
What more Mister.Prime misister What More Do you ask For?
I request you to Pls Reply to the indian forces Pls Fight with dignity Please
@Candid1: "They were killed by your armed and sponsored Mukti Bahini" NO SIR, Be honest to your CONCIOUS, if any, they were killed by Al Badar and Al Shamas, both of Jamat e Islami. Jamati Mullahs too have accepted that.
Cowards! indian cowards...
@Candid1: no wonder you are a pakistani.
Oops !!!!! ET changed headline again !!!!!!!
As soon as my first comment as above was published, ET has endorsed my comments and changed the headline of this news from "LoC agression-indian firing injures 3 in nakial " sector to "LoC killings: Pakistan to shut down government offices along border"
In any case, why so many Pakistani Government offices along the border. Yes, it is BORDER, that is what this ET headline says.
I called for clearing everyone within 2 miles on the other side of LoC and am happy to see in this news that Pakistan has decided to clear every government office (ISI, JuD, LeT, etc.) within 3 miles of LoC, pretty close to my call.
@ Someone: Indian always plays dirty-game in Kashmir. Kashimires want freedom from Indian like other nations, those who are living within Indian regime, wanted this also. India agreed to held an independent inquiry in Kashmir many time but backed out from its words. Present government of Pakistan want good relation with India but I think it is useless. Pakistan should take firm action against Indian' violation at LOC.
@someone: They were killed by your armed and sponsored Mukti Bahini. Don't impute your sins on Pakistan.
@Punjabi: Oh yeah, Just like Bengalis were your own people who were killed in thousands if not millions.
@Maamu: What do you want? We release terrorists? India has released the Pakistani fishermen too in past.
@Ali: good one , like they need proof of Dawood Ibrahim , proof of 26/11, we need proof too,
@Unknown: Did you contacted and check with your high commissioner??? don't ask me same question becoz we already check it out.
@Unknown: did you see CCN news channel, did you read India news paper? if not go there and you can find in youtube itself. if still not able to find then tell me.
Enough of it Indian Army. Time to ratchet up further. No need to step into AJK but clear everyone within 2 miles on the other side of LoC. Let Indian Kashmir have a terror-free and peaceful winter this time.
India is claiming that since August 10, Pakistan is violating the ceasefire daily... http://www.timesnow.tv/Fresh-ceasefire-violations-by-Pakistan/articleshow/4435018.cms
I wish this miraculous planet would be absolute empty and extinct of insane humans.
@Ali, nice going, really.
@ Ali: Where is the picture of 5 indian soldiers killed???? and do they have proof they were killed by Pakistan????
Another Kashmiri Muslim killed by Indian forces. Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi rajioon. How many more of us have to die for the world to realize we want freedom from India? @Aqib: You can tell the US to leave Afghanistan, and kick out Indian agents from Afghanistan. That will end all the bombings in Pakistan. Just wait for the US withdrawal, you will see. Kashmir awam zindabad, Azad kashmir zindabad, Pakistan zindabad.
where is picture of killed women?? and what proof you have that she killed by indian firing??
why these people are living near to so called 'world's most militarized area''??
For all those who talk about Peace, kindly explain as to what should be said to the relatives of thousands that have died in Baluchistan, Tribal Areas and KPK, as the conflict that is raging in these regions, is not without any outside support. No insurgency in the world on this level, is sustainable on it's own.
i doubt these kind of stories from paki side. they are saying lies to stop Indian firing and to get international attention and showing that they are innocents and peace lovers by releasing Indian fishermen after killing Indian soldiers with the help of terrorists.
why these cowards always target the civilians.????
I by no means wish for a war between the two countries, but the way things are progressing might result in one if these short sighted decisions made by the Indian army carry on unchecked by their government.
It's about time for the Indian government to give up these senseless mind games because all they're achieving out of this build up of tension and anti Pakistan rhetoric is gaining popularity amongst their own people for political gains.
As immature and shameless as Pakistan's politics can be, at least I'm proud to say that no political party took up an anti India stance on foreign policy in these past elections.
It's time to settle this on the table and stop killing soldiers and civilians unnecessarily!
This madness must stop. Let there be a complte ceasefire on LOC..there must be peace for development of south asia.
"Pakistan had summoned the Indian High Commissioner to lodge a strong protest"
Someone please explain to me, how does this one line is the usual response from Pakistani side? How many more people will die/ get injured before our govt finally wakes up to protect its people as they promised? What is this "Strong Protest" joke for?
Now its really pushing! Pakistan should, in any condition, keep the calm and DO NOT retaliate, just yet!!!! Pakistan cannot afford to get in any real or friendly war... Pakistan Zindabad.
It is in no way a matter of concern for our PM Nawaz Sharif. He never thought and never will think about Pakistan's interest. Like his predecessor, he will be stacking up nations's money for his own future. Shame on such cowards who won the elections under the chantings of "Dekho dekho kon aya? SHER aya SHER aya!"
Disgusted!
I by no means wish for a war between the two countries, but the way things are progressing might result in one if these short sighted decisions made by the Indian army carry on unchecked by their government.
It's about time for the Indian government to give up these senseless mind games because all they're achieving out of this tension buildup and anti Pakistan rhetoric is gaining popularity amongst their own people for political gains.
As immature and shameless as Pakistan's politics can be, at least I'm proud to say that no political party took up an anti India stance on foreign policy in these past elections.
It's time to settle this on the table and stop killing poor villagers living close to the border.
Dear Pm keep on releasing Indian prisoners and pretending to promote peace between the two nations for your aid from USA until India starts a full fledged attack on us. Dont you worry about our lives. While we are under attack you can go on a world tour with your clowns. Check out the Great Wall, Spend a night in Dubai, go for shopping in Paris and oh I almost forgot dont forget to book VIP tickets for the Fifa World Cup in Rio with our money while we will be enjoying as an asian tiger by floating on boats,dodging bullets and running away from missiles.