Houses damaged by Indian shelling
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SIALKOT: More than two dozen houses and cattle sheds were damaged and some animals perished in shelling by the Indian forces in the Charwah sector of Sialkot Working Boundary on Friday.
According to the Chenab Rangers officials, Indian forces resorted to heavy shelling early in the morning which continued for four hours. The shelling left eight heads of cattle dead and damaged houses and cattle sheds.
Know more:Indo-Pak border clashes disrupt village life
Chenab Rangers retaliated instantly.
It was the 16th major incident of unprovoked firing by Indian forces on Sialkot border villages during the current month.
Published in Dawn, August 23rd, 2014
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Aug 23, 2014 07:05am
Frustrated and jealous Pakistanis are violating ceasefire to divert attention from domestic chaos and prevent India from marching ahead on path of economic progress under a stable government.
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Aug 23, 2014 07:14am
both side villegers are suffering, because outsiders have come in pok and the govt. og pak is umable to prevent them, they are extremist who never care for their own people nor the entire kashmir region of both sides.it is proved 1000 times by indian govt.kargil is the recent example which world has seen, who did ?stop firing to india, problem solve.extremist are harming pak.no need to say more.let the people of both side to live in peace.
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Aug 23, 2014 07:40am
Why only rangers are retaliating? Why not our Army?
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Aug 23, 2014 07:55am
Same is the picture of other side of the border. Looks joint venture of both govt to divert attention from political situation in Pakistan.
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Aug 23, 2014 09:00am
Newspaper here report the exact same story but saying Pakistan started this first. We need to get to the bottom of who is lying, be it Indian media or pakistani media. But instead, both side, we just start spitting our hatred right away!
Times of India article: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Two-killed-in-Pakistan-firing-in-Jammu-Kashmir/articleshow/40746643.cms
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Aug 23, 2014 09:16am
Muhammad Akram and his 13-year-old son Aslam were killed and seven people including Akram's wife, his three children- news from our side. . . . have to say cowards :/
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