LoC violation: Indian shelling kills one in Nakyal sector

Indian troops fired mortars across the Line of Control, killing a child.


Afp October 11, 2013
Indian shelling in Nakyal sector, Kashmir, kills a child. PHOTO: AFP/FILE

MUZAFFARABAD: Indian troops fired mortars across the Line of Control (LoC) on Friday, killing a child and wounding three other people, officials said.

The incident took place in Nakyal sector, along the LoC, the heavily militarised de facto border between Pakistan and India.

"An 11-year-old boy was killed and three others including two women were wounded in the Indian shelling," in senior local administration official Masood urRehman told AFP.

A senior police official in the area, Muhammad Amin, confirmed the incident and casualties.

The latest incident came almost two weeks after the prime ministers of the two countries pledged to restore calm on their disputed border in Kashmir, at a meeting in New York.

A deadly flare-up along the LoC in January brought a halt to peace talks that had only just resumed following a three-year hiatus sparked by the 2008 attacks in Mumbai that killed 166 people.

Fresh skirmishes erupted on the LoC after five Indian soldiers were killed in a raid in August.

Delhi blamed that ambush on the Pakistan Army, but Islamabad denied the claims and has repeatedly called for restraint and dialogue.

COMMENTS (44)

Bakhtiyar Ghazi Khan | 10 years ago | Reply

ET, allow me to respond.

Whenever I read these statements from Indians full of malicious hatred and jealousy, I realize exactly why Pakistan was made in the first place. May God bless Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Allama Iqbal, and our forebearers for their remarkable insight and vision which has allowed us to live in freedom and self-respect. I am proud to be part of a country which does not prescribe to racism or other-ism to form an identity. Pakistan is for all lovers of humanity and peace.

All I hear from these Indians is talk of revenge and war, no compromise on any point, abuse of religion, and lack of respect for anything different from them. I am proud of the restraint, mercy, forgiveness, and foresight of Pakistan's military and leaders for even these diehard fanatics in India. God blesses those who walk the path of truth and peace. Long Live Pakistan.

BruteForce | 10 years ago | Reply

If you can't take the heat, why support the Terrorists?

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