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Pakistani soldier killed in explosion at Kashmir camp: Officials

One soldier was killed and five wounded in an explosion at an army camp in a Pakistani administered area of Kashmir.

Afp April 29, 2011

MUZAFFARABAD: One soldier was killed and five were wounded in an explosion at an army camp in a Pakistani administered area of Kashmir early Friday, officials said.

The blast took place around midnight (1900 GMT) and triggered fire in Gulpar camp in Kotli district near the UN monitored line of control that divides the disputed Himalayan region between India and Pakistan, local police chief Malik Khalid told AFP by telephone.

"One body has been recovered and five soldiers injured in the incident have been admitted to hospital," he said.

Local administration chief Fareed Ahmed confirmed the incident. "We are investigating if the explosion was accidentally caused by an electrical short circuit or if it was an act of terrorism," he said.

Overall militant violence in the region has declined since India and Pakistan began a peace process in 2004. Since then, there have been sporadic small clashes with both sides accusing the other of violating the ceasefire.

COMMENTS (4)

atheist | 13 years ago | Reply @Arsalan: 1. india didnt occupied kashmir . it was the kashmir which came to india for help after illegal pakistani aggression in kashmir . 2 . what about pakistani occupied balochistan province . pakistan is killing balochis for years in balochistan when pakistan is considering giving freedom to balochis .and your friend china to tibet . 3 . india is less guilty compare to those two cases . 4 . clearly we criticize china for its lack of infrastructure in certain areas . india and china both have infrasrtuctural problems but we dont criticize china with respect to india . india doesnt qualify for the table which criticize china's lack of infrastructure .same can be said for pakistan. pakistan and india has many problems . but we dont criticize india with respect to pakistan . we criticize india at different level . where pakistanis doesnt get qualify . 5 . if pakistan wants to state moral highground it has to first give freedom to balochistan and criticize china for tibet occupation . 6 . if it really wants peaceful kashmir it has to kill those extrimist organisations which killed innocent civillians in kashmir and in india . and when external threats becomes zero there is not gonna be military presence in kashmir. 7 . and the question of seperatist , these are the same people which consider osama bin laden as a holy warrior what about other ethnicities in jammu and kashmir which wants to be with india. 8 . i havent heard any substantial criticism why india should give up its state to those few seperatist who doesnt want secular constitution . but extrimist and quiet frankly disastrous future for south asia . in my above all the statements i m not denying that there is violation of law is going on in jammu and kashmir . but what i am arguing is that pakistan doesnt qualify itself for criticizing india. when it is supporting terrorist forces in POK to kill civilians in kashmir if it wasnt for that indian military wouldnt be there. and i dont think any person has problem with secular ,economically risen , democratic country .

Arsalan | 13 years ago | Reply Ya it is Indian Occupied Kashmir which they illegally occupied in 1948 and have not vacated till now despite they were told by UN Security Council to leave Kashmir.

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ba ha | 13 years ago | Reply If you think this pic above is out of place, you should see the "cell phone videos of Syria and Iran" on CNN/BBC.

maynotmatter | 13 years ago | Reply @editor : the picture is in Indian Kashmir, see the Amul billboard on background ??? :)

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