Border tensions: Amid fresh India fire, army warns against provocation

The statement from DG ISPR came a day after India warns Pakistan of more ‘pain’ in Kashmir


Kamran Yousaf October 22, 2014

ISLAMABAD:


The Pakistan Army said on Wednesday that it wanted ‘peace’ with India but would effectively respond to any provocation from across the Line of Control (LoC) and Working Boundary, as the two armies again exchanged fire near Sialkot.


“We are desirous of peace but will retaliate if Indian forces violate the ceasefire,” the chief military spokesperson Major-General Asim Saleem Bajwa told reporters in Bannu after a friendly cricket match at the IDP camp there. Pakistan’s T20 captain Shahid Afridi also participated in the exhibition match.

The statement from the director general of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) came a day after Indian Defence Minister Arun Jaitley warned Pakistan of more “pain” if it continued to violate a ceasefire on their disputed border in Kashmir and said it was up to Islamabad to create the conditions for a resumption of peace talks.

“Our conventional strength is far more than theirs. So if they persist with this, they’ll feel the pain of this adventurism,” Jaitley told NDTV in an interview.

The two sides exchanged mortars and intense gunfire this month, killing at least 20 civilians and wounding dozens in the worst violation to date of a 2003 ceasefire.

It was not clear what actually instigated the latest tensions, as both sides accused each other of starting the hostilities.

The Pakistan Army on Wednesday again accused India of resorting to ‘unprovoked’ firing in villages near Charwa sector in Sialkot. The ISPR said the Indian troops targeted the civilian population. However, there was no loss of life reported in the latest skirmishes.


Published in The Express Tribune, October 23rd, 2014.

COMMENTS (11)

Pak | 9 years ago | Reply

The country who has WISE leaders like chankya is supposed to do such things.... two faced, hypocrates, with hatred and extremism in their hearts wat else can we expect from India...

In the name of love (what more) | 9 years ago | Reply

It is extremely important for Pakistani citizens not to let the emotions get better of them. Even the govt. of Pakistan knows that their army has provoked firing for drawing attention of the world to kashmir and to infiltrate maximum militants into kashmir before the onset of snow. India, unlike earlier, is not going to let Pakistani army go unpunished and therefore the army needs to be careful to what extent can they provoke Indians. Pakistan, atleast for now, cannot afford a duel with India, with lack of funds and a permanent begging bowl kept in the IMF in its name, demoralized army jawans, and outdated arms and ammunition, it stands no competition.

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