Two civilians were killed and six injured along the Line of Control in the Jammu sector after Pakistani troops resorted to “unprovoked firing” on Indian security posts.
Pakistani security forces, however, accused Indian forces of starting the clash, and said two persons were killed on their side too.
Though such firing is not uncommon, the past week has seen an escalation.
The firing assumes significance as it follows India’s calling off of Foreign Secretary-level talks in view of Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit’s engagement with Kashmiri separatist leaders in the Capital.
Speaking to presspersons in Visakhapatnam after the commissioning of INS Kamorta, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley said ceasefire violations by Pakistan had increased of late, adding that even during wartime deaths of civilians were condemnable.
- LoC tensions in August
- 21st August:
Pakistani troops target a mosque and residential houses in Mangalnarh forward belt of Rajouri, in Jammu and Kashmir
- 18th August:
Pakistani troops resort to heavy mortar shelling and fire with automatic weapons at 20 Border Out Posts in Jammu sector; villager injured
- 17th August:
After a two-day lull, Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire twice on Sunday by resorting to heavy firing with automatic and small arms along International Border and Line of Control in Jammu.
- 16th August:
Two Border Security Force personnel were killed and four others wounded when militants attacked their vehicle in the Quail area of Pulwama
- 14th August:
Pakistani troops fired at forward Indian posts along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district.
- 11th August:
Two troopers and two women injured in unprovoked firing by the Pakistan Rangers at four Indian positions on the international border in Jammu district Firing at the Johra Post, Nowa Pind, Jogna Chak and Tent Post at around 4.15 am.
- 8th August:
Pakistani troops target Indian forward posts with small arms and automatic weapons along the LoC at Bhimbher Gali sub-sector in > Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir at 10.30 pm. The Indian Army troops responded with equal calibre weapons to Pakistan’s firing which resulted in intermittent exchanges of fire.
- 5th August
Pakistani troops targeted Indian forward posts along the LoC in Sher Shakti forward belt of Poonch district.
Published - August 23, 2014 07:47 am IST
