Indian cross-border fire kills Pakistani: Police
The shooting was reported along the Line of Control (LoC), the de facto border that separates Indian and Pakistani-administered zones in the Himalayan region of Kashmir.
The nuclear-armed neighbours have observed a ceasefire in Kashmir since November 2003, despite sporadic small-time clashes and accusations of violations from both sides.
"A civilian was killed and three others, two women and one man, were wounded in firing by Indian troops in Madarpur village on the LoC late Sunday," local government official Sardar Khalil Ahmed told AFP.
A house in the Pakistani village of Battal also caught fire after shells exploded and investigators have been sent to assess further damage in the remote mountainous area, he added.
Local police station chief Sardar Farooq confirmed the incident and casualties.
India and Pakistan both claim Kashmir, which has been the cause of two of their three wars since independence from Britain in 1947.
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im a Pakistani i believe that k peace are best but this is not my weakness if we fight again Then we loos to much. Behtr ha aman he rahe
Perhaps those who were killed were unfortunately civilians or they were terrorists trying to cross the border.
It is also possible that Pakistani army has lied.
Don't be surprised, Pakistan army has done wretchedly horrendous things in the past and put the blame on foreigners or has completely lied to its people.
Cases in point :
1971 : from the reasons for unrest to the last broadcast before the fall of Dhaka that Pakistan was winning the war, just a day before the surrender.
Ojhri camp explosion : In a very recent interview of Hamid Gul with Kashif Abbasi, Mr. Gul posed a straight face and said CIA destroyed Ojhri.
Kargil conflict : I guess people remember this, so no explanation needed.
My request to Pakistani army:
You don't have to stop lying to make your country a better place. You don't have to stop lying to please 180 million innocent people. You don't have to stop lying for your own conscience.
But you claim to be muslims, think about the judgement day and stop lying.
@Omar: @mtm: lol. someone made a relentless effort to increase rhese recommendations. good one
hope to see peace soon - we were same people 1000 years back - history and religion has divided us now
@mtm: For someone who works at a newspaper, you are surprisingly uninformed. . News from 1 day ago: Pakistan troops fire at Indians in Kashmir
News from August, 2012: Another ceasefire violation in Jammu; one BSF jawan killed . There are many, many more and some more recent too. . Over the last few months, shelling, cover fire, injuries and deaths have become a weekly affair.
@Syed: terrorists must die.....
terroristsssssssssssssssssssssssssssss killed :)
Indian trolls or warmongers who are nothing ashamed of death of civilians. Mature up kids.
can't trust pakis. they themselves kill their own troop to increase defense budget. @Omar: sorry. i accidentally clicked your recommendation button.
They are not villagers , they are terrorists who were trying to enter India...
Tit for tat
pakis deserve it...take that
I am sure this must be in retaliation to the "Cover fire" by Pakistan
And than they call Pakistani's the "war-mongers".
Sorry we can't give shelter to the terrorists... these firing are just an cover up by the pak army for there lovable terrorists cross the borders.
They are killing your own people and all you can do is criticise those who are protecting your borders
Stop whining, Pakistan.
@Helix: And so indian troops should kill a civilian and injure two women and another man?
@Helix:
What a very unmistakable way to show that you are Indian, or anti Pakistani at the least. A statement without any facts supporting from credible sources. I work at ET, and I ashamed that comments like this get put through, no one bothers to check if things they allow all readers to see on the site are true or not
And yet you claim to know what Pakistani border posts do. Doesn't your own nonsense appall you?
It is a well known fact that that Pakistani border posts provide covering fire to terrorists infiltrating across the border into India. Of course, somebody is going to get hurt when the Indian side returns fire.