Exchange of gunfire resumes across Pakistan-India border

[HAIDER]

ISLAMABAD: India and Pakistan exchanged gunfire across the disputed Kashmir border and working boundary on Saturday, military officials from both countries said, ending a pause in fighting that has already killed 17 civilians in the worst skirmishes in a decade.

Both sides blamed each other for starting the fresh outbreak of fighting.

The Pakistan army confirmed that a 70-year-old village resident Wali Muhammad was injured due to unprovoked firing and shelling by Indian forces in Poonch sector near Rawalkot.

“Pakistani troops effectively responded to Indian shelling,” a spokesman for the ISPR, the public relations wing, said in a short statement.

The spokesman warned that every Indian violation on the Line of Control (LoC) and working boundary would meet “a befitting response”.

Later in the evening, Chenab Rangers said Indian forces also opened unprovoked gunfire and shelling across the border in Charwa sector near the working boundary in Sialkot. Army sources said Pakistani forces responded effectively to the firing.

Also read: Pakistan capable of responding to Indian actions, says defence minister

Meanwhile, the Indian army blamed the Pakistani military of launching unprovoked fire.

An Indian army official claimed Pakistan border guards targeted 10 Indian border posts in the Poonch sector.

“Our troops retaliated. Heavy firing is going on,” he told news agency Reuters.

There was no immediate report of casualties from the Indian side.

The fresh gunfire exchange resumes fighting after the two armies abruptly stopped Thursday night following nine days of attacking each other with mortars and heavy machine guns.

Both sides have blamed the other for triggering a crisis on the border, with Pakistan suggesting that India's new government led by nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi was flexing its muscles on the dispute over Kashmir, the cause of two wars.

Related: India-Pakistan clashes escalate into a humanitarian tragedy

New Delhi claims Pakistan has ratcheted up tensions to keep alive the 67-year-old dispute and vowed a strong response to any Pakistani attempt to stir up trouble in the Kashmir region.

The two sides agreed a ceasefire in 2003 which has frayed over the past two years.

Exchange of gunfire resumes across Pakistan-India border - Pakistan - DAWN.COM

 

[Kompromat]

DAWN's pseudo neutral journalism sucks.

 

[American Pakistani]

Pakistan Rangers should retaliate by destroying infrastructure that supports Indian Occupied terrorists. Not only that but the Rangers should target all Indian posts.

 

[special]

Pakistan Rangers should retaliate by destroying infrastructure that supports Indian Occupied terrorists. Not only that but the Rangers should target all Indian posts.

PA and ranger terrorists can't do that..... they don't have the capability or guts to do that

 

[tarrar]

India & US have agreed to some thing & to execute their plan all this is happening, drone attacks & Indian cross border firing is all part of the plan.

 

[GR!FF!N]

India & US have agreed to some thing & to execute their plan all this is happening, drone attacks & Indian cross border firing is all part of the plan.

and the plan is??

If I'm not wrong,the drone attack is happening for quite some time now and Pakistan govt chose to do nothing about it.

 

[American Pakistani]

IA and BSF terrorists can't do that..... they don't have the capability or guts to do that

There...corrected it for ya...

Well everyone knows who have guts and who doesn't.

 

[JustAnotherWomen]

Pakistan Rangers should retaliate by destroying infrastructure that supports Indian Occupied terrorists. Not only that but the Rangers should target all Indian posts.

Please do it. We would be able to justify much harder response in that case. That would be a blessing if your army tried that. Giving us more and more reason to behave like a brat child.

And dont mind we indians are actually loving it where Pakistanis are trying to proove that Indians are suffering the causalities instead of them out of suicidal attitude of their army.

 

[American Pakistani]

Please do it. We would be able to justify much harder response in that case.

Omg!! I' am scared...India will stop playing cricket for another 2 months.

Please do it. We would be able to justify much harder response in that case. That would be a blessing if your army tried that. Giving us more and more reason to behave like a brat child.

And dont mind we indians are actually loving it where Pakistanis are trying to proove that Indians are suffering the causalities instead of them out of suicidal attitude of their army.

Dude! Pakistan is already showing you that 2015 is approaching very fast. Your modhi or Indian occupier terrorists could not declare war as of yet...where are all those false slogans of fake bravado? Down in the gutters of ganga...?

 

[JustAnotherWomen]

Omg!! I' am scared...India will stop playing cricket for another 2 months.



Dude! Pakistan is already showing you that 2015 is approaching very fast. Your modhi or Indian occupier terrorists could not declare war as of yet...where are all those false slogans of fake bravado? Down in the gutters of ganga...?

Do you really think we need to enter Pakistan to actually destroy it????? Or do we need to fire bullets to kick a$$ of Pakistan??

And where was the slogan of declaring war on Pakistan? We dont need a war on the front to send Pakistan to stone age. It can be done without firing a single bullet.

 

[American Pakistani]

Do you really think we need to enter Pakistan to actually destroy it????? Or do we need to fire bullets to kick a$$ of Pakistan??

And where was the slogan of declaring war on Pakistan? We dont need a war on the front to send Pakistan to stone age. It can be done without firing a single bullet.

haha...stop cracking these jokes. Wasn't Indians jumping up and down claiming once modhi comes to power he will "do something".

 

[JustAnotherWomen]

haha...stop cracking these jokes. Wasn't Indians jumping up and down claiming once modhi comes to power he will "do something".

He has already done something. Nawaz sharif is running around the globe like a cat with tail on fire. We have just shown our teeth yet.

By the way do you remember 1971. Your media was claiming victory just before you lost next day.

 

[MarkovChain]

haha...stop cracking these jokes. Wasn't Indians jumping up and down claiming once modhi comes to power he will "do something".

Um, Modi IS doing something by sending a message to prevent a Pakistani militant influx into the country. While you some of you Pakistanis may be paranoid about India's future sinister plans to destroy Pak, we have no such ideas.

 

[Zarvan]

DAWN's pseudo neutral journalism sucks.

They have same policy just like GEO news belong to same traitor class who if get a chance would love to lick Indian shoes

 

[WAR-rior]

He has already done something. Nawaz sharif is running around the globe like a cat with tail on fire. We have just shown our teeth yet.

By the way do you remember 1971. Your media was claiming victory just before you lost next day.

Their History is filled with such Lies and Deceit.
This is what Pak Awaam get to know from thei Army vis a vis On ground realities

1965 -
Pak Army fodder to Awaam - Indian Army showed their ugly true face by trying to capture Lahore. see India is Pakistan's eternal enemy. Because they are Hindus. ......................................... Reality - Operation Gibraltar and Operation GrandSlam to try take Advantage of Nehru's Demise and a possible demoralised Indian Army post Chinese defeat.

1971 -
Pak Army fodder to Awaam - Pakistani Army winning ............................................ Reality - Need I say?

1999 -
Pak Army fodder to Awaam - Kashmiri Mujahideens have captured the hills and fighting Indian Army, Pak Army is nowhere involved and the fight is 100% INDIGENOUS. ................................. Reality - NL Infantry completely involved and on the front.

2014 -
Pak Army fodder to Awaam - Indians are violating ceasefire coz they are frustrated with Zarb e Kabz ..................................... Reality - Pakistan frustrated with zero value internationally, especially UNGA. Somehow cant simply let UN stay uninvolved. Escalate tensions and run to UN as many times to be sent back again and again.

Pakistanis are those who dont dread the fire even after being burnt time and time again.