Two Pakistan army soldiers among four martyred in Indian unprovoked firing along LoC
India violated LoC a day after Pakistan released Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot Abhinandan Varthaman.
MUZAFFARABAD (Dunya News) - Two Pakistan army soldiers embraced martyrdom on Saturday at Nakiyal Sector of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) as “ruthless shelling” by Indian troops from across the restive Line of Control (LoC) continued on Saturday, according to the Director General of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor.
Soldiers who lost their lives while targeting Indian posts included Hawaldar Abdur Rab and Nayak Khuram. Pakistan armed forces responded effectively and killed many Indian soldiers, besides destroying many posts of the Indian army.
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Both the martyred soldiers were 31-years-old and belonged to DG Khan. Abdur Rab and Khurram were married and had two and one daughter respectively.
Earlier today, two civilians were killed and one woman sustained critical wounds by unprovoked violations of Indian troops in AJK.
The casualties occurred in Tata Pani and Jandrot sector along the LoC, which was calm since the morning but became “hot” in the afternoon after Indian troops resorted to heavy mortar and artillery shelling.
The violation came a day after Pakistan released Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot Abhinandan Varthaman as “a goodwill gesture” for promotion of peace and stability in the region of South Asia.
Abhinandan’s MiG-21 jet was shot down over Kashmir on Wednesday, after a dogfight in the skies over the disputed Himalayan region which sent tensions between India and Pakistan to their highest levels in years and alarmed world powers, who issued calls for restraint.
The latest confrontation between the neighbours erupted after a suicide bombing in Indian Occupied Kashmir killed over 40 Indian troops on February 14.
Twelve days later Indian warplanes violated Pakistani airspace and dropped payload in haste as they were chased by Pakistan Air Force (PAF) jets.
