Forces exchange gunfire at Indo-Pak border

Mateen Haider Dawn.com Published July 16, 2014

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani military sources confirmed that Indian Border Security Forces resorted to unprovoked firing on Pakistani rangers posts in Charwah sector near Sialkot this morning.

"Pakistani forces effectively responded to Indian firing. No damage or loss reported", a Pakistan military source told Dawn.

Meanwhile, The Times of India website reported that one of its BSF guards was killed and three others, including civilians, wounded in firing from the Pakistani side of the border.

The report further said that this was the third incident during the month adding that 24 similar cross-border skirmishes had taken between April-June.

Pakistan Rangers guard the border on the Pakistani side while the Border Security Force guards the international border on the Indian side.

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Moiz Omar

Jul 16, 2014 05:49pm

The Indians blame us and we Pakistanis blame them. We need to cooperate with each other more, so we can actually determine who shoots first and solve this problem.

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pn awasthi

Jul 16, 2014 06:34pm

Both countries need to rein in their respective forces to refrain from unnecessary violations so as to provide space for civilian governments to solve problems politically.New Delhi has already made it clear that "peace on the border is a pre-condition for normal relationship" with Islamabad.Maintenance of peace and tranquility on LoC is one of the most important CBMs between India and Pakistan.

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Brijesh Sharma

Jul 16, 2014 08:44pm

@Moiz Omar ...well said Mr.Omar

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Anon

Jul 16, 2014 08:56pm

@Moiz Omar we should cooperate and make sure nobody fires a single bullet.

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Imran

Jul 16, 2014 09:01pm

Indians told one civilian wounded... so civilian attacked us first?

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Sanjeev Yadav

Jul 16, 2014 09:42pm

Shooting at each other is not a solution, poor civilians and army men are killed. What kind of mentality is this.

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Sunny Boye

Jul 16, 2014 09:56pm

@pn awasthi... Delhi also made clear to UN observers that they are not welcome... Anyways I believe Army at both sides needs to behave...

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Moiz Omar

Jul 17, 2014 04:25am

@Brijesh Sharma Thanks.

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Moiz Omar

Jul 17, 2014 04:25am

@Anon Agreed.

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Aura

Jul 17, 2014 05:41am

The Pakistan army is not governed by there government. And within the army there are different fractions who further make it complex by acting independent. Any one takes any call and leaves it to there civilian government to justify. Unlike the Indian army which has established it self as a institution and it is never beyond there civilian government.

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NORI

Jul 17, 2014 06:50am

Seems like keeping a incident-free border for an year will become the biggest achievement in Indo-Pak relations !!!

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