Indian Border Security Force soldiers patrol along the India-Pakistan border fence about 27 KM from Wagah on January 13, 2013. PHOTO: AFP
Firing from the Indian side injured a Pakistani citizen in the Battal sector at the Line of Control (LoC) on Monday, reported Express News.
Indian and Pakistani officials held a flag meeting earlier during the day to discuss the ceasefire violations. Before the meeting, Indian chief of army staff ordered his commanders to give an “aggressive” response to any firing by Pakistani forces along the de facto border in disputed Kashmir.
Firing and small skirmishes are common along the 740km LoC despite a ceasefire that was agreed in 2003. The Indian army says eight of its soldiers were killed in 2012, in 75 incidents of ceasefire violations.
Last Sunday, a Pakistani soldier was killed in what Islamabad said was a cross-border raid mounted by the Indians. The Indian army denied any of its troops breached the control line, but said there had been an exchange of fire.
Two days later, further south along the LoC in the Mendhar district, two Indian soldiers were killed in a thick forest after what Indian officials said was a deep incursion into their territory by Pakistani forces.
On Thursday, hostilities erupted again in another part of the ceasefire line, and this time Pakistan said one of its soldiers was killed.
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Somebody else's father/brother/son today. Defending the Pak sarzameen/Bharat mata etc... My son tomorrow. Absolutely not if I can help it.
@Truth: Do you know what are the snipers for. They don't fight. Just targeted attacks. The second Pakistani soldier that was dead was a result of sniper fire. Even at LOC there are snipers. Stray bullets don't hit targets.
@jdp
Well being an educated person I see things a different way. When a country is surrounded by loads of internal problems. Army engaged in three provinces to do police work. I believe its the right time for a hostile nation to build up pressure on the border/LoC to further pressurise and bully a nation. I believe Pakistan is not as dumb as you think it is. Its not in her interest to engage another front when the situation is not even close to be in her favour. Talk some sense atleast. May be your government is misleading you and you are following them blindly. ET please post.
Gud pakistan what u said is very tque...
Im complety dissapointed with 1 of above some1...mentioned about ajmal kasab...he was one of the trained member of lashkre-ai taiba...who was accussed of attacking in Taj Hotel Of Mumbai....
India should stop this insanity.
@roadkashehzada First its not Pakistan army patrolling, secondly its not airport. its border area, since LoC does not contain barbed wire. As far as short range battle is concerned Pak army does not use the rifles these soldiers are carrying. And again sniper dont patrol the border. maybe he was bored.
Hello everyone, I am BACKKKKKKKKK, with another interesting simple solution. Lets see what the problem is first, Indo -Pak relations, oh God not that, now you are going to test my patience. Right, lets see what goes wrong everytime shall we. Pak politicians visit Indian politicians and Indian politicians visit Pak politicians. Ah hah, there is you problem It should be as follows---- Pak Army Chief visits Indian Army chief and Indian Army chief visits Pak Army Chief.
Try it, I believe you have tried everything else. If it does not work, then please come back to me and I will give you another "simple" solution to complex problems, which is gauranteed to work. I am here to make your life better.
@Mohammed Abbasi:
Sane voice for change. Thanks .
Only solution is Military to Military contact and cooperation.
Only solution is Military to Military contact and cooperation.
Only solution is Military to Military contact and cooperation.
Only solution is Military to Military contact and cooperation.
Only solution is Military to Military contact and cooperation.
Only solution is Military to Military contact and cooperation.
Only solution is Military to Military contact and cooperation.
hello all,ur are saying hw can we believe that there is beheading of innocent soldier.first go to mathura and feel what is going on in the fmly of martyr.family members even havent seen the deadbody since it was without head and u can knw the feeling if smeone sees their family member without head...they were on continuous hunger strike frm last 6 days...hope now u can understand...
@Truth: sniper patrolling and others carrying short barrel guns which i think are quite short range. usually airport security force keep similar weapons in pakistan. not a technical opinion though...
@Omar: AMAN KI ASHA AMAN KI ASHA AMAN KI ASHA AMAN KI ASHA
AMAN KI ASHA AMAN KI ASHA AMAN KI ASHA AMAN KI ASHA
AMAN KI ASHA AMAN KI ASHA AMAN KI ASHA AMAN KI ASHA
AMAN KI ASHA AMAN KI ASHA AMAN KI ASHA AMAN KI ASHA
AMAN KI ASHA AMAN KI ASHA AMAN KI ASHA AMAN KI ASHA
AMAN KI ASHA AMAN KI ASHA AMAN KI ASHA AMAN KI ASHA
AMAN KI ASHA AMAN KI ASHA AMAN KI ASHA AMAN KI ASHA
Why does the news content and the headline don't match? Citizen injured? Where? When?
@Queen: Your statement makes perfect sense if you replace India with Pakistan and Pakistan with India.
@Yoghurt lover: How about these, then, Mr. Lover. How can we believe Mumbai attacks actually happened? How can we believe there was anyone named Ajmal Kasab? Stop this, please.
The time has come to deal with India with Iron hands. bohat ho gia aman ka tamsha
Indian Army serves as Pakistan's Wake Up alarm. I would request India to burst few bullets at Fajr Prayer time as majority of people here do not wake up for the prayer. Thanks India, the only reason I will call you an enemy is that you transmitted Deobandis and Brelvis to Pakistan, oh maybe that was brilliant plan of yours to keep Pakistan in a shape where it is now. Thanks anyways
@Truth. Only in India.
@Truth: He must be a Counter Strike 1.6 Player he can assault with Sniper as well :D
@Jibran:
my friend, i like your rational analysis.
Stupid actions by a few hotheads can make life a misery for the many who just wish to live their lives in peace and move on.
Maybe its time that those commenting pro war can just step back and THINK!
PAK military changes its doctrine towards internal threat and sleepy little LoC wakes up. Keeping PAK occupied in the East serves the purpose of only one group in PAK and only this group has a habit of beheading.
I am afraid, if LoC violations are not checked from PAK, Waziristan will be in hot bed in Spring, and the beheading group has full interest in keeping the LoC active for its own operations.
As long as LoC is live, the beheading groups' internal objectives in PAK is achievable and only one beheading group has interest in this.
It makes no difference for India who crosses the LoC but it is survival for PAK to know her enemy.
India and PAK should prepare for spring skirmishes for different reasons.
There could never be peace with India, Pak Army Please call all the soldiers from the western border, Indians need to be taught a lesson..... Pakistan Zindabad
This is unrelated to Kashmir but, Hamas is know to fire rockets from places with civilian population and when Israel responded, there were civilian causalities. Hamas doesn't have the ability to attack directly so, it used civilians as human shields when alive and use the dead as propaganda tools.
@musa: trying to divert media attention away from delhi rape case!
You must be a genius to come up with this logic. Your are talking about Indian Army here not the Pakistani Army, Kid!
:-O A sniper Patrolling ? that made me laugh :D
Old habits die hard! Why all of a sudden Tahirul Qadri returns? Why bomb blasts start happening? Why headless bodies of Indian soldiers start showing up, all of a sudden? And Why LoC becomes destabilized? Corrupt state paid officials are playing the same old dirty tricks. Shameful that lives of innocent Pakistanis (or Indians for that matter) mean nothing to these shameless creatures. They did it in 1970. They doing it now.
This is madness. Who ever started, it should stop immediately. Please lets raise our voice to stop this madness.
To both Pakistan and India : Stop this childish nonsense ... enough !
@Omar: you do realize how foolish your comment sounds. you sound like a war monger-er just like most Indian i have come acrossed. no sane person would like a war. everybody should want peace on both sides not just "liberals".
people why dont you all understand, its all part of a bigger strategy from both sides. there are problems on both sides and elections are coming aswell! everyone wants to make a statement. sure Pakistan has problems, but so does India! people in the government on both sides have their personal interests at stake, its us citizens that need to keep a cool head and not get personal on forums like these. skirmishes on the border have been happening for many years, ever stopped to think why it is being so much highlighted RIGHT NOW??
@Yoghurt lover: What if same is applied to common people of Indian side?
Scrap this aman ka tamasha, scrap these flag meetings and scrap these good relations non sense. India listens to only one language. Support infiltration in Kashmir, Assam, Nagaland.
trying to divert media attention away from delhi rape case!
ET you need to check the facts before printing this news story. The man who was killed in this incidence can never be a Pakistani citizen. He was a subject of State of Jammu and Kashmir and like him many other have been used as an insurance policy to keep Pakistani citizens safe along Indo-Pak international border.
@GrimmJow: Pakistan has its flaws and we are making efforts to solve it. We do not need advice from anyone.
Like you, I too, believe that this madness should end but in order to achieve that purpose, both sides need to show some wisdom. I fail to understand why India is reluctant to conduct UN inquiry as has been suggested by Pakistan.
If you are hurt over the killing of your soldiers, then we too, are hurt over the brutal killing of our soldiers. You cannot expect Pakistan to remain silent if such "incidents" continue to take place.
P.S. You are right, i am a proud Pakistan :)
@Yoghurt lover:
How can we believe that the Indian army is telling the truth about the alleged beheading of Indian soldier?
How can we believe that it is nothing but a propaganda to malign Pakistan?
Why is that soldier wearing a cow patterened outfit.
@Yoghurt lover
How can we belive that we killed any Indian??
Indian right wing people trying to create votes for the upcoming elections.
@Queen - India is working on our internal problems buddy, I'm sure Pakistan has none of its own... You must be so proud!
On a serious note: - I sincerely hope there is an end to this stupidity from both sides.
@Anoni..Coward..Its LOC and not any park..not start counting
How can we know that he was not a terrorist trying to infiltrate?
How can we believe Pakistani army's claim that he is a civilian?
where are the pakistani liberals who promote "aman ki asha"?
Coward as always shooting innocent civilians
This clearly indicates that India wants to provoke Pakistan in order to divert the attention of the international community form India's internal issues.