Pakistan targets schools near LoC in Jammu, students escape death

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Over 100 children braved a rain of shells inside two government schools in the afternoon when Pakistan started unprovoked firing from across the LoC.

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Jammu, July 18, 2017 | UPDATED 19:38 IST
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J&K: A car hit by mortar in ceasefire violation by Pakistan in Balakot.

3:07 PM - 18 Jul 2017

During the day, Pakistan Army violated the ceasefire by shelling mortars and firing in Rajouri and Poonch districts along LoC. In north Kashmir's Kupwara district, an Army jawan was killed by firing from across the LoC.An alert has been sounded for civilians near the LoC with instructions to stay indoors. A population of 4,500-5,000 in the villages of Panjgrain, Rajdhani and Naika in the Rajouri-Poonch belt was affected due to the shelling by Pakistani troops.
"The Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked and indiscriminate firing of small arms, automatic weapons and mortars from 0645 hours in the Bhimbher Gali (Rajouri) and Poonch sectors along the Line of Control," a Defence spokesperson said.

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#WATCH: Ceasefire violation by Pakistan in J&K's Manjakote earlier today, gunshots heard.

4:10 PM - 18 Jul 2017

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Today was the second consecutive day when Pakistan targeted civilian areas with indiscriminate firing. Yesterday, an Indian army soldier and an 8-year-old girl were killed in Poonch. Immediately after the attack, India warned Pakistan that that it reserves the right to retaliate to any provocation across the LoC. (Inputs from Ashwini Kumar)Also read:
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/video/...ked-firing-rajouri-indian-army/1/1004846.html

 

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Pakistan violates ceasefire along LoC; forces rescue children stuck inside two Naushera schools

After resorting to indiscriminate heavy shelling and firing on the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir, the Pakistani army on Tuesday resorted to shelling in Rajouri district's Naushera sector.

Defence ministry sources said Pakistani army used small arms, automatics and mortars to target Indian positions in Bhawani Jhanger area of Naushera sector in Rajouri district. A car was also hit by a mortar in the cross-fire.

Though civil administration had closed 16 schools indefinitely in areas close to the LoC in Rajouri district, mobile bullet proof bunker vehicles were rushed to rescue children trapped in a building in schools in Naushera sector. According to ANI, children were stuck inside two government schools. Security forces later rescued children from both the schools.

Heavy firing exchanges between Indian and Pakistan army continued in Naushera sector when last reports came in, defence sources said.

Earlier on Tuesday, Pakistan resorted to indiscriminate shelling and firing on the LoC in two sectors of Jammu and Kashmir, a defence official said.

The Pakistani army initiated the unprovoked firing in Bhimber Gali and Poonch sectors along the LoC, defence ministry spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Manish Mehta said.

The firing started at 6.45 am, using small arms, automatics and mortars, to which the Indian Army retaliated "strongly and effectively".

The district administration in Rajouri has shut down 16 schools close to the LoC indefinitely. It has also ordered migration of the civilian population to safer places.

The move came after a soldier and a child were killed on Monday in Pakistani shelling on the LoC in Rajouri.

In Uri sector too, a soldier and two civilians were injured in ceasefire violation by Pakistan on Monday.

With inputs from IANS
http://www.firstpost.com/india/paki...shera-school-due-to-cross-firing-3826965.html

 

[Hassan Guy]

WHO DAFUQ IS BUILDING SCHOOLS NEAR THE LOC?????

 

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Bulletproof Vehicles Were Rushed In To Evacuate Children After Pakistan's Ceasefire Violation In Nowshera
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Sajida Kousar, an 8-year-old girl, was killed in another unprovoked ceasefire violation by Pakistan, this time in Kashmir's Poonch sector.

Pakistan's targeting of civilian populated areas with schools deserves further condemnation once one takes into consideration the horrific Peshawar Army Public School massacre in December 2014 in which 132 schoolchildren were killed by gunmen affiliated to with the Tehrik-i-Taliban. At that time, the Indian government, including the seniormost leadership, had been unanimous in condemning the heinous act.

http://www.republicworld.com/s/3149...ter-pakistans-ceasefire-violation-in-nowshera

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[Reichsmarschall]

this is not good

 

[Safriz]

Pakistan army uses snipers to target Indian soldiers or uses Artillery to target Indian posts. Thee is no indiscriminate firing from Pakistani side.
India is doing propaganda.

 

[I S I]

WHO DAFUQ IS BUILDING SCHOOLS NEAR THE LOC?????

Those "schools"sometimes also called "Propaganda".

 

[Qutb-ud-din Aybak]

indian army since 90s is using schools in IOK as barracks.

 

[Dotachin]

Jammu is the region where Hindus live as Kashmir is for Muslims?

 

[Laozi]

Those "schools"sometimes also called "Propaganda".

indian army since 90s is using schools in IOK as barracks.

Why not declare 5 miles as no mans land on both sides?

So that, until heavy artillery fire in case of war, civilians remain safe !!!

 

[#hydra#]

Pathetic

 

[FULL_METAL]

I read in this forum that the super sanctimonious Pak army never targets Indian civilians, the reality is different however, people supporting this are the same people who whines like crazy when unfortunate civilian deaths happen in Pakistan due to Indian shelling, what chutiyatic hypocrites.

 

[Areesh]

Cut the drama bharatis and shut down the schools near LOC for sometime.

 

[boxer_B]

Just like the Great Mujahedin Osama bin Laden hid beside Burka clad wife during Abottabad siege by US navy seals.

 

[Arsalan 345]

2 pakistani civilians also dead.if you fire on our civilians,we will hit back.you targeted a pak army vehicle.that was pathetic from the indian army.you break the rules.now suffer.