These are the ones they admitted. There are thousands more in unmarked graves and fake encounters that they have not admitted to and they dare to call Pakistan a terrorist state.

That is the greatness of India, they admit when they make a mistake and they face law of the land. Pak is using airforce on their own people. Does any one know what is the minimum collateral damage of using airforce? If you have accurate intelligence and suffisticated laser guided bombs, minimum collateral damage is 30%. Pakistan airforce is killing hundreds of innocent fellow Pakistanis everyday. India never uses airforce on their own citizens. There are many occations military personals in India convicted by court marshal for their delberete illegal actions. Indian justice system is one of the best in world if not the best.

At least you have the guts and courtesy to admit.In Pakistan all killed are terrorists.

Admitting the mistake cannot bring those people back.

High time for civilians to understand alert code in army zone

If this happened during zarb i ajab , nobody would even come to know

@tariq No, nor those killed in aerial bombings in pakistan

also try to learn from your mistakes.

This is a very tragic incident & the Army should introspect & find out better ways to be precise,so as to prevent civilian causalities. As no amount of monetary benefit can bring them back,those killed but the state govt. provide all necessary help to the family of the bereaved.Excessive precaution might have led to the tragic incident. Now all the local politicians,instead of providing relief to the family might be busy instigating the common people, for their political benefits.The politicians in Kashmir are playing on the coffins of the people,is not a new phenomenon,and using the people as a cannon fodder to keep the pot boiling at the behest of the Pakistan & it's support.

well being and indian its really sorry for our brothers and ther family. may bhagawan give strength to their family. and our fourse shold take very much care and giv punishment who involve this shameful acts

When you fight millitants day and night and are constantly under pressure, mistakes happen. If it is towards your fellow citizens, courtesy demands to admit the mistake. That is what army has done

Nothing new this has been going on since the killings started, it is only the army has owned the act of killing probably for the first time. The world has a responsibility towards Kashmiri peoples, the sooner they realize this the better it will be for the whole region

@Laddoo and have you seen such graves yourself or are you spreading false lies.

Who'll tell about 1million rs compensation to affacted family. . ? Dawn please publish this if you are not biased

Is there any one who can arrest them for killing of two innocent ? No because this is India.

They have killed 100s of 1000s of Kashmirs over last many years. Many just disappeared never to be found.

Where are those trolls who were adamant Indian army was right and kills only terrorists?

atleast Indian army is brave so they have admitted...yes it was a big mistake and sorry cannot take back innocent teenagers, i think Indian army should be more cautious...sorry for those families..

@Harmony When innocent people are killed by mistake Indian Army launches full probe and even apologizes. Expect it in Pakistan?

@Atif Ali can you also shed light on 100s or 1000s Kashmir civilians killed by Pakistani trained militants in Kashmir?

@Masoud Dont know why, but a country that cant even manufacture a needle on its own, is so badly obsessed with what happens to Indians in Kashmir. I mean, am curious and would love to know: 1 Do you sleep well? 2 Is Kashmir the reason why you even exist? 3 Don't you think you suffer from identity crisis? 4 Don't you think insurgency in Kashmir is sponsored by Pakistan, because it realised after suffering 4 defeats that its no match to India?

Of course it was a mistake. The whole world knew it from the get go.

@Laddoo We have terrorists! Suicide bombings, murders, threats and intimidation of minorities etc. No shame in admitting the truth.

@bannkkiimooon - You are so eager to have your view published but as though you have found a solution here but can Indian "1million rs" be a substitute for a lost life?

@Dr Carla - You had to harp about "greatness of India" to satisfy your ego first before saying something else, even out of misery such as this where two innocent lives have been lost.

@being human - You only have to ask the suffering families

This shows the honesty and integrity of the indian army. I wish pakistan was as honest.

Hats off to INDIA. Here in pakistan we kill hundreds of 'suspected ' every week. We never even go to to prove if they were or were not more then suspected!

That's the spirit of Indian Army...transparent...honest & ruthless to protect its country

Dawn has conveniently forgotten to mention ...how the car had sped past 2 checkpoints before being shot on ....at the third checkpoint

Pak is the only country bothered about muslims around the world. Its no one of your business. Owaisi during his pak visit reiterated the same, whatever happens in India is problem of our country and we will sort out. Weather its Gujarat, Kashmir or any other place. Pak can look into its own problems..

@Harmony Why are you bothered what happens in India?Why is it news in Pak i really dont understand.

@Harmony govt of j&k taking notice of this. . & it's a avoidable incident but not done intentionaly . . At least they are brave & admitting their mistake they suspended whole company of that area.

@Karan Yes Dawn writes as per whims and fancies they wish in Pak. Pak is a country which doesn't have you tube solely bcs their people will know the truth behind where they stand in world community. Pak media glorifies by showing 5%negatives of other countries and not showing doors of opportunity.

@being human Google unmarked graves in Kashmir. It was reported by HRW or Amnesty.

@Ram When the news broke you Indians defended the actions of the soldiers without any doubt and now that it's proven the people in the car were innocent you start pointing fingers at Pakistan and its operation

@Harmony I was thinking the same as you.

@Karan - And you "conveniently" only believe in Doordarshan's version of speeding past. Why would they "speed" past at check pints unless they actually wanted to get killed or were in fact 'terrorists'? This was you guys verdict first that because they were speeding past they got to be terrorists!!!

@Dr Carla an occupation that will end soon. They need to admit, the 140,000 killed Kashmiri civilians, 60,000 missing, and the 40 mass graves with 3/4,000 bodies in it. Yet US remains silent. Why?

@Atif Ali what is happening in balochistan and waziristan? Do you fire from air with rose petals?Pakistan has developed such sophisticated ammunition which kills only terrorists?Check your own branch whether it fully cut or about to severe before commenting.There is a limit to hypocrisy and double standard .

@Atif Ali There is one thing I have often observed about my Pakistani friends...a what is called as intellectual bankruptcy.....so I donot blame them when my Pakistani friends exhibit same in such statements.

@Dr Carla hahahahahaha. You make me laugh. So they admit killing of 2 innocent teenagers but they fail to realize that have been oppressing the Kashmiris since 1948. They fail to realize that the Kashmiris dont want to be a part of India. You talk about the justice system.. Really?? I am sure you are aware of the Gujrat massacre and the cheif Minister of Gujrat during whose time this massacre took place is right now the Prime Minister of India. or perhaps you fail to understand that an intelligence officer of India finally broke the myth by saying that the terrorist attack in Mumbai was fabricated by the intelligence agencies of India and the events go on... Please get your facts straight specially if you want to comment on the justice system of India.

@bannkkiimooon : Even 1 billion can't compensate a loss of human life !

The General admitting that it was a mistake before the completion of the army's inquiry is quite commendable. Nevertheless, loss of lives of two innocent youngsters despite being a case of mistaken identity is extremely regretable which should not happen again. Pakistan military, who carry out aerial bombardment but never admit of killing any civilian should learn a lesson from the Indian army.

From an Indian newspaper; SRINAGAR: Advocating former Pakistan ruler Pervez Musharraf's four-point formula on Kashmir, former BJP MP and eminent lawyer Ram Jethmalani on Saturday said the document should be the basis for a permanent solution to the Kashmir issue and that Musharraf's efforts were "frustrated" by India. "Musharraf came to India with a firm and honest intention. His proposal is a fantastic solution to the Kashmir problem. It is a wonderful document which should be the basis for a permanent solution of Kashmir. I have no difficulty in confessing that his efforts were frustrated by India and not Pakistan," 91-year-old Jethmalani a BJP member, told reporters here. Jethmalani, who is the chairman of Kashmir committee, also claimed he had made some changes to Musharraf's proposal.

Very easy for top brass to call it as mistake, but ask the poor jawans who are at risk of being shot any time. A guy walk in front of you with cricket kit and pulls out an AK-56 instead of bat and shoots indiscriminately, where is the time to react ? These boys fled pas two check posts in a white car, wherein the intel was suggesting that the white car might have militants. What would you do ? Had the same car carried militants, the jawans would have lost their life and their would have been causalities. And had the jawans survived. they whould have been court marshalled for lapse of duty.

@tariq But admitting the mistake is the first step in the direction to avoid such mistakes in the future. You statement is cynical way of looking at this espisode which does't help anybody ether.

Dr Carla, admitting mistakes doesn't bring the loved ones back. Another aspect of this incident is that India is the one disturbing the LoC, Pakistan is struggling with sever terrorism, it will not start a fight with India at all, this statement is also for those people like Dr. Carla, who would start believing that India is great in accepting mistakes etc.This is a staged statement. Greatness is not admitting mistakes but it is tolerating mistakes and helping with those mistakes in order to correct it. Pakistan needs a great support from the neighboring countries, Remember ! the prosperous of this region is only possible only with a developed and stable Pakistan.

@Abhai Sharma : The biggest mistake, a person can make is to take stand on a mistake.

@Hassan - It was no mistake, It was Standard Operating Procedure. You fly past a check post and you will be shot at. Army's statement is only to cool tempers, but it is not logical. If I am posted at check post and some damn car breaks the barrier, I will fire.

@Ammad ur Rahman You are actually supporting my point, being BJP govt in power in Gujrat, all Gujrati massacre perpetrators are in jail for life, that is Indian justice system. Who said Kashmiris don't want with India? the fact Indian govt doesn't wan to admit (but I can) is India is not matured enough to do plebiscites. being a 3rd world country, India is still struggling with cast-ism, religion and regional bias, plebiscites are the west's strategy to keep us in check. Indian democracy is still in childhood, it will take few more decades to get there then there will be no problem of conducting 100 plebiscites in anywhere in India.

Basic instinct of humans, while doing on duty, when the orders have been received that there are terrorists in a white car - and the car won't stop despite warnings, what do you expect Army/Police to do? Simply watch them go and commit suicide bombing in a crowded area or simply explode their car near army /civilian buildings/camps to the detriment of citizens? The stupidity of teenagers not abiding by the laws of the land, would make them vulnerable for these shoot-outs. Lives are lost. If these have been terrorists as rightly guessed, then these army people would be heroes for their prompt action. Army accepted that it was a mistake- means they abide by law and would respect it by all means.

@Dr Carla this confession of killing 2 youth now leaves 102,998 murders in Kashmir to account for. Please ask your best judicial system to carry out a free and fair investigation of that too. Pak military evacuated the whole area before conducting the operation unlike some other forces who forcefully occupy the land, raid houses in the middle of the night and capture innocent civilians and torture them.

Shame on Indian Army and those who posted comments and supported the killers of this sad incident. It is not for the first or will be the last time that innocent youth have been killed and it will continue as long as the occupation forces stay in Kashmir. It is high time that the world powers help poor Kashmiris in their efforts for independence.

@Raja Farhat Abbas yes we all fought on the thing that the victims had crossed the security barriers so they had to bear the consiquences, and even now army is saying that they have mistaken firing on them however they had crossed the liberty offered to them....

@tariq Denying doesnt help either

@Karan Exactly what I was thinking. Why such half news and deliberate attempt to misguide the readers? In a tense situation, if youth in a car speeds over 2 checkpoints despite the army trying to stop them, what would be the Army's response? They can be easily mistaken for terrorists which are common in Kashmir. Though this is really sad and the army has admitted the mistake, we cant blame the army in this incident.

How many unadmitted in zarb-e-azb?

@Rahul Only admitting mistakes is not enough if any action is not taken against the culprits. After killing over a million in Iraq US also admitted mistake.

Well this is just the tip of the iceberg at the hands of the Indian Army. Isn't this a state terrorism, top brass is making poor sipoys the escape goats. So much for the returns for their loyalties.

Too little, too late.

Has Pakistani Army ever admitted mistake ? Don't tell me it has never committed one. The case with Indian Army can happen when the military is accountable to the civilian government

I appreciate at least they had the guts and decency to accecpt the mistake .

@ Dr Carla, India has the best justice system? That's like saying I saw Elvis Presley. Give me a break. If I start to list the atrocities committed by Indians civilian and law enforcement, Army where citizens are still demanding justice, you won't have time to read. So before you make such foolish statements,get the facts

@Atif Ali total is about 32 billion.

@Alam you are right alam, admittance is only a fraction. And I would be peeved if no action is taken against the culprits. Loss is life is irreparable and justice must be handed down to those responsible for it.

In a War zone like situation, the civilians needs to be sensitive and follow the rule. Had these boys stopped the car when asked, no one would have fired at them. I consider this as mistake from both sides. RIP

And Indians were defending it before and saying they bypassed security check points .. I think they should ask their govt. Why were they missinformed before

@Zak obviously you have never used a rifle. The soldier is right-handed and has his left eye closed while taking aim with the right eye.

Army in india feels guilt and admits , army in pak never admits .. it only puts a name suspected terrorists ..

This is the first time ever I have read an Army officer admitting a mistake though even he did not go far enough to admit the whole truth that it was a premeditated crime ordered by higher ups.

I do not think that they have made any mistake..no need to feel sorry..it was a mistake of those boys..

Pakistan would never get Indian Kashmir . Accept it . Stop playing with fire else more and more Kashmiri Indians and Pakistanis would die for no use. Be happy with what you have.

@Dr Carla; "they admit when they make a mistake and they face law of the land." And the law of the land is AFSPA, Armed Forces Special Powers Act, Look it up on the internet. It essentially says the Indian Army is it's own judge.

@wiserneighbour; "At least you have the guts and courtesy to admit." When there is no punishment it doesn't take much guts to admit murder. Look up "Release of Maya Kodnani" on the internet.

@being human Laddoo knows. He personally dug those thousands of graves. I am surprised he didn't say millions.

@Ammad ur Rahman Ha.Ha..Pakistanis's love for Kashmir everyone knows...For what they are upto..it's based on pure religion..religion based love is not true love...you have to be bit more matured to know the meaning of love...Have you ever asked why these youngsters did not stopped 2 army checks and they are being shot only at the 3rd check post??

"Zulm" and peace do not hand in hand. Period.

Well, one thing has to be admitted; it is perhaps only the Indian Army which has not used anything above small arms in COIN ops unlike most other forces:- the Russians use tanks, the US drones, air and arty, The Pakistani Army too has used all it has in its arsenal. Nevertheless loss of innocent lives is sad...

@Laddoo If we admitted this mistake,it's because we realized it's a mistake.Whle all other so called fake encounters are fake news by your media.

@Noor Sir your whole country mis informed. Everyone in Pakistan say lies to get advantages. Just see your leaDers, army and ISI. We are educated people and our media is not censored likes yours in Pak.

@Dr Carla Air force is being used on hard core terrorists who take pleasure in killing innocent people on both side of border. Hardly any collateral damage as most civilians have left the area. Do you condemn the use of air force by US in iraq or that's OK???

What a shame 50,000 innocents killed and 2 admitted and our Indian friends are making such a hue and cry.

@Masoud Let the Pakistan army once say that they have made a mistake.

Finally they admitted only two out of thousands of innocent kashmiris killed in fake encounters by the Indian security forces.

@Zak Can you just count this type of figures in Pakistan. May be you need super fast computer to get the numbers

@Dr Carla : How great. Keep killing innocent people and keep admitting. Will you hang the perpetrators?

@Dr Carla You are appreciating india for its justice,its ridiculous.The biggest terrorist state is india where the butcher...killer of thousands of people is bestowed prime ministership.What you are doing in kashmir is concealed to no one.There are UN resolutions calling for referendum in kashmir but the so called biggest democracy of the world refusing point blank.Moreover,you should also elaborate your dream that pak is employing its air force against its own people...if you are talking of air bombardment against militants then i would say its only india who accepts terrorists like modi and call them their own not pakistan.

@Karan : Then it was not a mistake. Why your army is admitting it?

@Dr Carla TTP people dont want to break up with pakistan but want to impose strictest possible form of sharia on everyone. They basically want to enslave people to their ideology. We are trying to get rid of them, and there is nothing wrong with that...Innocent civilians have been removed from those ideas. Please do your research and then comment on my beloved pakistan

At least Army admitted that it was a mistake and are willing to do something about it. Here is my question - When your terrorists kill innocent ( even if you call them collateral) do they admit their mistakes? Do they rehabilitate the victims? No.

@Dr Carla I disagree with you completely. If your justice system is so good then why aren't Modi and Amir shah behind bars? They committed genocide, and they should have been punished. I know Dawn wouldn't publish any of my anti Indian comments because it is Indian newspaper

@Tanveer please see law and order in your state in which your air force is using F-16 warplan against his own people . One news is daily flashing in paper it that some of suspect militants are killed in airforce bombing .India have never used air force against his people .

Else where in India , this would not have happened . We all have done these joy rides numerous times with out any fear .Two innocent boys lost their lives due to the whole Kashmir is sitting on a short fuse . Their families have been devastated . Can some one fix this insanity ? Who ?

@Harmony of course not , money can't be compensate human life . But it provide more safe feeling in his sadness situation . What happen if Pakistani Child killed due poverty .

@Harmony mistake could happened in any place in world . It's more important is accept his mistake. Before 1989 , not single miltry person exists in Kashmir valley. Armed struggle in Kashmir provoke to enter army in Kashmir under army special power acts (ASPA) . Army can't enter without this act. If ASPA act removed from kashmi then army will be automatically moved from valley .

@Dr Carla I am not sure if you are living in dream world or you just want to present a rosy pic of your country rather then real pic? Killing of thousands of innocent Kashmiris is just an example of exactly what your forces are doing.....

How horrible it must be for the families of these kids. We cannot keep Kashmir under military occupation forever, or else, these types of events will continue to transpire and slowly corrode our values. India must develop a technological solution to securing the LOC so that this level of militarization is unnecessary.

@Gulu Baba who will suggest to India . Your friend china ? American become your enemy and France and British are not interested in your matter . Please ask help from china ?

Where are al the indian posters here who were justifying this criminal act from their armed forces. Shame on india.

A mother lost her beloved son only a parent know what it is like to to be lose there beloved kids, Army was doing its job and mistakes can happen, Those who lost there love once should ask question themselves who did Indian Army ended up in Kashmir they were not there before 1990. Indian Army was deployed because Pakistan started exporting guns leftover from Afghanistan war. Kashmiris needs to know India is very clear in its policy about Kashmir, Kashmir is and will be part of India. However Kashmir keeps changing its policy they want Kashmir to be part of Pakistan but they call there part of kashmir as Azad which it is not. Once people of Kashmir realize the true intentions of Pakistan Indian army will be removed, remember Indian army reports to elected leaders. Pakistan Army and ISI is state within a state and no one knows about there intentions they report only to there masters USA.

@Rahul editor dawn- I see a lot of personal derogatory remarks are being printed. Dawn should not allow this. Remarks should be on the topic not personal.

@being human not human being, check international media, just type ' mass graves in in Indian occupied Kashmir'. Remove your head from the lieing indian media, that hides.

@Karan occupation army has no right to have check points. This terrorist indian rogue army should vacate free nation of Kashmir.

When are you going to admit that you have killed 100,000 innocent Kashmiris in the past 20 years & are illegally occupying the Kashmir ?

@Masoud The world has a responsibility towards the body bags in Balochistan and the relentless oppression of minorities in Pakistan. Hopefully Modi will soon bring the Pakistan situation up in the UN soon

Will Pak army ever accept any of their mistakes?

It's indeed a grate mistake, security persons should have tried to target the tiers of the car rather than shooting at the persons, and risking their valuable lives. Being put in a pressure situation a person may forget the technicality, that too when you are security person posted in a conflict area , you may find your hand to trigger coordination more stronger than a head to trigger coordination. Proper briefing shall be done to people posted at such operations to avert such tragedy. Heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved families.

INDIAN Army has been gallant to admit it's mistake and offer compensation.However,what is the calibre of the parents who are allowing 15 year olds to drive car at breakneck speeds ?

@Masoud .... does the world also have responsibility towards the millions of Kashmiri Pandits who have fled from their homes due to terrorism in Kashmir???

It is a terrible thing and such mistakes should be avoided at any cost. It is seen that the Dawn is not reporting in full what the General told in the Press Conference. Only a part of the statement of the General was given in the report. From the General's press conference and from the statement of the witnesses (those who have been inside the car and escaped) it is admitted that the firing incident was happened when the car was not stopped even though signaled to stop by the army. (the boy aged 14, who was driving the car was in a hurry to escape from a tipper driver, with whose vehicle the car was rammed a little earlier. It was stated that due to this hurry the boy didn't noticed the signal to stop the vehicle and drove the vehicle ahead in speed). In the given security environment in Kashmir, if a car refused to stop when asked to stop by the security forces it is obvious that they try to stop the vehicle using force. But the what the General says that there exists strict operational procedures to be followed by the army personnel in such situations and enquiry will be held to find out what went wrong. The true account of the story should be published in the news paper not a selective part of the story. I am of the opinion that the environment should be changed in Kashmir to the effect that people can travel freely without fear of being shot or stopped for search. Aspirations of the people of Kashmir should be taken into account.

@Masoud World does have responsibilities towards the people of Baluchistan and Pashtunistan who want to be liberated from Pakistan too...UN should interfere into this...

@Manish Desai thats the logical way. But rest assured, any attempt of de-militerization of the Kashmir zone by India would be met with multiple Kargils by Pakistan.

@Zak derogatory? Was reading through what you posted about Indian army and its rights, you obviously beleive that was above the waist. You have selective memory and separate rule for yourself and others. Are you even a teen-ager yet? Or belong to the great Shahid Afridi fold - perennially 16 and irresponsible...!!!

Six court marshals on the cards... Welcome change being brought by Modi!

@Zak You tried to end it in 1965, 1984, 1998 and God knows how many times. But you never succeeded. Just admit it India is superior to Pakistan. You even celebrate fake victory for 1965. LOL

Great action by quickly accepting once own mistake & moving the army camp out of the place.. Hopefully the inquiry will punish the culprit in 1 years time.