India shells Sialkot border villages

The Newspaper's Correspondent Published January 3, 2015

SIALKOT: The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) resorted to unprovoked firing on Pakistani border villages in Shakargarh sector along the Working Boundary here on Friday.

It was the third consecutive day of Indian shelling on the border villages.

Also read: Cross-border firing kills two soldiers in Narowal: Chenab Rangers

According to Chenab Rangers officials, the BSF personnel started unprovoked firing on Pakistani villages at 08:30pm, targeting the civilian population there.

The Chenab Rangers retaliated in a befitting manner to the Indian firing. No casualties were reported.

The firing continued till late night.

Published in Dawn, January 3rd, 2015

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Fawad

Jan 03, 2015 07:48am

Why Indian forces go on and start senseless firing? Just like that!? BSF now given free hand by Govt. is creating chaos. They are acting as irresponsible force, if the news is true. But sadly news like these are incomplete and what we hear is version of either Indian or Pakistani forces. These firing may start with a single bullet but always ends with verbal duel, each blaming other, collateral damage in between.

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AshwinMS

Jan 03, 2015 08:19am

Stop playing victim Pakistan

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Utkarsh

Jan 03, 2015 08:19am

And as always India says there was unprovoked shelling from Pakistan which they responded to. I wish there were neutral third party observers along the LoC who could tell the people of India and Pakistan who actually starts this and why.

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Barry

Jan 03, 2015 08:23am

It is important for the Indians to be the message through about 'past tit for the present tat'

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Gulfy

Jan 03, 2015 08:50am

Something is going on for some time. If there is smoke, there is fire somewhere. Why these things did not happen during AZ's time over a period of five years?

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Dinesh Singh

Jan 03, 2015 09:12am

Pertinent questions from point of view of an Indian, 'Why is Indian firing always unprovoked?' Pertinent questions from point of view of a Pakistani, 'Why is Rangers retaliation always in befitting manner?' The truth is that mutual hatred has vitiated the atmosphere so much that there is no regard for human life.

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