LoC violations: Indian army shells Nakyal sector

Firing created panic among children who were going to school after the summer vacations, says assistant commissioner.

MUZAFFARABAD:

In the latest instance of LoC violation, Indian Army attacked Nakyal Sector of the de facto border between India and Pakistan.

Indian troops fired mortar shells on Lanjot village and adjoining areas of District Kotli, some 200 kilometres from Muzaffarabad, Assistant Commissioner Nakyal, Chaudhry Ayub told The Express Tribune.

Firing from the Indian troops created panic in the area, especially among children who were going to school after the summer vacations, Ayub went on say.

Indiscriminate firing from the Indian troops, which also marked the first ceasefire violation of the month of September, damaged maize crop and hundreds of pine trees in the area, he added.

The main roads connecting Lanjot and other villages with the Nakyal Tehsil of District Kotli were also attacked by the Indian Army, which is the worst example of state terrorism by India, Naseer Chaudhry, a resident of Lanjot, said.

Pakistan Army returned fire, forcing the Indian soldiers to silence their guns.

Tension remains high as exchanges of cross-border firing across the LoC have increased in frequency during the past four weeks.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 3^rd, 2013.