Indian forces kill Pakistani youth in cross-border strike

MUZAFFARABAD: Indian forces continue to violate the ceasefire at Line of Control (LoC) and resorted to unprovoked firing and mortar shelling in Charikot, Battal and Satwal sectors.

Pakistani troops effectively responded to Indian firing at the LoC following the ceasefire violation.

Indian security forces also opened unprovoked fire and used mortar shell in Kotli, martyring a youth and injuring his sister late on Sunday night.
Sources said that a mortar shell fired by Indian troops hit a house in Donga Gambhir, resultantly a youth, identified as Zubair, was martyred while his sister sustained wounds.

On Sunday, Indian Border Security Force (BSF) fired at a Pakistan Rangers check post in Sialkot and in Nakial sector near Kotli, military officials said.

Kashmiri’s have also protested against the unprovoked firing by Indian forces at LoC. A protest rally led by Prime Minister Azad Kashmir, Chaudhry Abdul Majeed and submitted a memorandum at the UN Military Observers’ Mission.

The situation remains tense between the South Asian neighbours since New Delhi accused Pakistan Army of killing Indian troops in occupied Kashmir. Pakistan has denied this allegation.

Islamabad has been showing restraint despite Indian aggression after the recent events in which its High Commission was targeted by protesters in New Delhi.

The New Delhi-Lahore friendship bus was also stopped by Indian protesters on Friday.