ISLAMABAD, Aug 26: Pakistan is ascertaining facts about the reported firing incident along the Line of Control on Friday, the second in less than two weeks. The matter will also be taken up at the flag meeting of the directors-general military operations (DGMO) next week.

Firing by Indian troops on Friday had reportedly injured a woman in the Nakhyal sector of Kashmir while she was cutting grass.

While there was no immediate official reaction on the incident, government sources told Dawn on Saturday that Pakistan was mindful of the situation and trying to ascertain the actual position.

“We have been in touch with the Indian side on the issue and we will also be raising it at the weekly DGMO flag meeting on Tuesday,” a senior government official told Dawn.

Apart from some isolated incidents it is widely believed that ceasefire between Pakistan and India has held good since November 2003.

With less than three weeks left for the NAM Summit conference in Havana, where President Musharraf is expected to meet the Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, Islamabad apparently wants to avoid sullying the atmosphere and, therefore, not making a big issue out of the latest LoC firing episode.

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