Three Indian soldiers killed as Pak Army retaliates cross-border firing at LoC

Dunya News

Indian troops initiated unprovoked fire in Khuiratta and Kotkhetera sectors

RAWALPINDI (Dunya News) – Pakistan Army troops responded befittingly to unprovoked firing by Indian troops along the Line of Control.

In a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Indian troops initiated unprovoked fire in Khuiratta and Kotkhetera sectors along Line of Control (LoC) targeting civil population.

It has been confirmed that three Indian soldiers were killed and two others injured besides damage to Indian post, the statement added.

On Thursday, the Indian forces as usual deliberately targeted civilian population, resultantly a citizen Muhammad Mushtaq resident of Tain Village sustained injuries.

He was rushed to hospital for medical assistance.

Pakistan Army troops responded effectively to those posts targeting civil population. Ceasefire violations along the LOC are on the rise yet again.

In 2018, the Indian forces have carried out more than 330 ceasefire violations along the Line of Control and the Working Boundary, resulting in the martyrdom of 14 innocent civilians and injuries to 65 others.

This unprecedented escalation in ceasefire violations by India is continuing from the year 2017 when the Indian forces committed more than 1970 ceasefire violations.