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Monday, May 24, 2010
Pakistani soldier killed in LoC firingISLAMABAD: Indian forces fired across the Line of Control (LoC) killing a soldier in the latest flare-up between the nuclear-armed rivals, the Pakistan Army said on Sunday.
An Indian Army spokesman said Indian forces had been fired at first.
The Pakistan Army said Indian forces opened “unprovoked” fire across the LoC in the Battal sector of Rawalakot district, killing one soldier.
“Intermittent firing is continuing in the sector,” the army said in a statement.
A strong protest has been lodged with India and an immediate meeting of commanders in the area has been demanded.
Indian Army spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Biplab Nath said there had been no casualties on the Indian side.
“We were fired on and our troops retaliated. The exchange of fire continued for some time,” he said.
Nath said it was not clear if militants had begun the firing, which took place in the same area where two Indian soldiers were killed on May 18 by cross-border fire.
Pakistan supports a freedom struggle by the people of Kashmir against what it sees as the brutal and illegitimate Indian occupation of the region, which New Delhi denies. reuters
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk