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Firing de-escalates along international border in Jammu and Kashmir

Firing de-escalates along international border in Jammu and Kashmir

By :  DC Correspondent
Update: 2014-10-06 03:29 GMT
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday said India should not misunderstand his desire for peace and immediately halt firing across the borders. Sharif asked India to immediately honour the sanctity of Line of Control (LoC) and the
There have been over 100 ceasefire violations by Pakistan along the Line of Control in recent months.
This was the tenth ceasefire violation along the Indo-Pak border in Jammu and Kashmir since October 1. There have been seven ceasefire violations along the LoC in Poonch and three along the international border in Jammu.
The firing in Arnia and RS Pura Sector is still on sporadically. BSF personnel said they are responding to the ceasefire violation.
"In one of their most serious ceasefire violations, Pakistan Rangers resorted to indiscriminate firing on Indian positions in Arnia sub-sector of international border during the night," said a senior police officer.
Reportedly, shelling from the Pakistani side was so heavy that some mortar shells fell inside the Arnia bus stand, which around 4 kilometres away from the international border.
The five civilians killed, included two women and one 13-year-old girl. Pakistan rangers randomly started firing at BSF posts and civilian areas at around 1.30 am.
Five people were killed and 26 other were injured in heavy shelling by Pakistani troops on forward villages and posts along international border in Arnia sector of Jammu and Kashmir early on Monday morning.
Indian villagers believed to have been injured in cross border firing by Pakistan forces is brought for treatment at the Government Medical College Hospital at Masha da kothe village, in Arnia Sector near the India-Pakistan international border (
On October 4, Pakistani troops resorted to heavy firing and mortar shelling along LoC in in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, drawing equal retaliation from the Army (Photo: AP)
There have been nine ceasefire violations along the LoC and eight along the IB in Jammu. These include seven in Poonch along LoC, eight along International Border in Jammu and two in Gulmarg sector of Kashmir (Photo: AP)
There has been heavy firing and mortar shelling on 20 to 25 border hamlets along the IB in Arnia, R S Pura, Pargwal, Ganjansoo and Kanachak belts of Jammu district since last night (Photo: AP)
An elderly woman weeps after her family members were killed during the indiscriminate firing by Pakistan Rangers at a residential area near the India-Pakistan international border in Jammu (Photo: AP)
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah during his visit to Pakistan shelling-hit border village of Arnia in Jammu on Monday (Photo: AP)
Tens of thousands of villagers were fleeing their homes in the disputed region of Kashmir on Monday, as Indian and Pakistani border troops bombarded one another with gunfire and mortar shelling over the border (Photo: AP)
A pair of slippers lie on a floor splattered with blood stains after alleged mortar shell firing from the Pakistan side into a residential area at Masha da kothe village, in Arnia Sector near the India-Pakistan international border, about 47
He said nine people have been injured in Jammu border areas. "Several cattle too have perished in the firing and over a dozen injured," he said. Over 15,000 people have migrated from border hamlets along IB in Jammu to safer places due to the firing
There has been heavy firing and mortar shelling over 25 to 27 border hamlets in forward areas of Jammu district since last night, District Magistrate Jammu Ajeet Kumar Sahu said.
Along the Line of Control (LoC), the firing stopped late in the night in Mendhar and Poonch sectors after Indian forces retaliated.
The firing in some area of Arnia was still going on this morning, the spokesman said. "BSF troops at all the places gave a strong and befitting reply to firing from Pakistan," the spokesman said.
So far seven persons have been killed and nearly 70 injured in the escalation since October 1 with over 16,000 people migrating to safer areas in these districts. "Pakistani Rangers again resorted to unprovoked mortar shelling and heavy firing on
Extending the ceasefire violations to new areas, Pakistan Rangers shelled border outposts (BoPs) and villages in Samba and Kathua along with Jammu during the night and the firing was continuing till Wednesday morning. Military officials of India and
Reportedly, Indian forces have been asked to retaliate heavily to firing from Pakistan and reject talks until all firing stops along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir.
Ceasefire violations escalated on Tuesday night with Pakistani troops targeting over 60 Border Out Posts and 25 border hamlets with heavy mortar shells in Jammu sector. A woman was killed in the shelling in Jaladi village in Samba while 20 people,
Villages on both sides of the IB have now been emptied leaving virtually no scope for targeted firing of civilians in villages. It is expected this will bring a decline in the general area of firing, that has been going on over the past few days.
Some 18,000 Indian civilians have fled their homes in the lowlands around Jammu to escape the fighting, taking refuge in schools and relief camps. "If India and Pakistan troops have hostility, let them fight. What have we done to them?" said Gharo
Each side has accused the other of targeting civilians and unprovoked violations of a border truce that has largely held since 2003. While exchanges of sporadic fire are common along the de facto border dividing the region, the number of civilian
"The Prime Minister is keeping a close eye on the situation. He does not need to speak as our Army and BSF personnel are giving a befitting response and we are satisfied with it," Singh said amid questions being raised by the Opposition on
Firing exchanges continued till Thursday morning in Pargwal, Kanachak, Arnia and Samba sub-sectors. Home Minister Rajnath Singh said the defence forces were giving a "befitting" reply to the Pakistani onslaught and the country will not bow down
Pakistani troops targeted 60 BSF outposts and villagers on Wednesday night in Jammu, Samba and Kathua districts, leaving 8 people injured, including 3 BSF personnel. Pakistan Rangers shelled almost the entire 192-km border during the night. Nearly
This has been the worst violence in over a decade along the International Border, 8 civilians have been killed in India and at least 30 others have suffered grave injuries.
Close to 20,000 medical shops in the state remained closed on Wednesday in response to a strike called by All-India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists, against the online sale of drugs without any proper checks or prescriptions
Pakistan targeted 60 Indian posts along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday night with firing and shelling, leaving 8 people injured, including 5 civilians.
In the wake of continued unprovoked firing by Pakistani forces on the border that claimed the lives of two more women and the ongoing “massive” Indian retaliation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while sounding an optimistic note on the future, said
Modi also slammed Congress for targeting him over his government's response to Pakistan's aggression. "Congress is busy issuing statements over what is happening on the Pakistan border. This not the time for empty 'boli' (talk) by them, but for '
The Prime Minister said those living close to the border with Pakistan who had to leave their homes following nine days of heavy mortar shelling and firing will be adequately compensated by the Centre. "I assure you, the government of India will act
"Pakistan has got a befitting lesson. They will not dare to repeat it again. Our jawans have shut their mouth," he said addressing an election rally here.
As firing from across the border declined following strong retaliatory response by India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said Pakistan has been taught a "befitting lesson" with the Army "shutting their mouth".
The meeting also discussed the overall security situation and ongoing Zarb-e-Azb operation in North Waziristan. Sharif, who visited the areas yesterday, expressed satisfaction over the successful offensive to flush out terrorists from the area.
Sharif was told that the Pakistani forces were only firing in defence and not targeting civilian areas. India and Pakistan have been trading heavy mortar and gunfire along the International Border and LoC since more than a week.
He was addressing a high-level National Security Committee meeting attended by select cabinet members, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, the three services chiefs and ISI chief. Sharif told the meeting that Pakistan's desire for peace should
Firing de-escalates along international border in Jammu and Kashmir

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