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Published Mar 18, 2020 07:07am
Pakistani soldier martyred in firing from across LoC
TARIQ NAQASH
MUZAFFARABAD: A soldier of Pakistan Army embraced martyrdom in the Neelum Valley of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) in unprovoked firing by Indian troops from across the Line of Control (LoC), the military’s media affairs wing said on Tuesday.
In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that the Indian army troops resorted to unprovoked firing in Shahkot sector along the LoC in Neelum valley with heavy weapons.
“Pakistan army responded effectively, targeting those [Indian] posts which had initiated fire and inflicted heavy losses on enemy in terms of men and material,” added the ISPR.
It said that during the exchange of fire, the brave 20-year-old soldier embraced martyrdom while valiantly responding to Indian ceasefire violation.
The ISPR identified the martyr as Sepoy Wajid Ali, resident of Dadu district in Sindh.
Military sources told Dawn that the ceasefire violation was committed by the Indian troops late on Monday night.
The heavily militarised LoC splitting the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir between nuclear-armed neighbours Pakistan and India has been witnessing ceasefire violations quite frequently in a serious breach of a truce agreement signed by both sides in November 2003.
Meanwhile, while paying tribute to the martyred soldier in a statement, AJK Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider said that the sacrifices of Pakistan Army personnel and Kashmiris would not go in vain.
Published in Dawn, March 18th, 2020"
Published Mar 18, 2020 07:07am
Pakistani soldier martyred in firing from across LoC
TARIQ NAQASH
MUZAFFARABAD: A soldier of Pakistan Army embraced martyrdom in the Neelum Valley of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) in unprovoked firing by Indian troops from across the Line of Control (LoC), the military’s media affairs wing said on Tuesday.
In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that the Indian army troops resorted to unprovoked firing in Shahkot sector along the LoC in Neelum valley with heavy weapons.
“Pakistan army responded effectively, targeting those [Indian] posts which had initiated fire and inflicted heavy losses on enemy in terms of men and material,” added the ISPR.
It said that during the exchange of fire, the brave 20-year-old soldier embraced martyrdom while valiantly responding to Indian ceasefire violation.
The ISPR identified the martyr as Sepoy Wajid Ali, resident of Dadu district in Sindh.
Military sources told Dawn that the ceasefire violation was committed by the Indian troops late on Monday night.
The heavily militarised LoC splitting the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir between nuclear-armed neighbours Pakistan and India has been witnessing ceasefire violations quite frequently in a serious breach of a truce agreement signed by both sides in November 2003.
Meanwhile, while paying tribute to the martyred soldier in a statement, AJK Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider said that the sacrifices of Pakistan Army personnel and Kashmiris would not go in vain.
Published in Dawn, March 18th, 2020"
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