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The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Friday denied the Indian claim that Pakistani forces suffered casualties in firing across the Line of Control (LoC) in the Shakargarh sector.
“Indian claim of hitting or killing any Pakistani soldier or Ranger with firing at anytime today at LoC is absolutely false,” said the statement released from the armed forces media wing.
Earlier today, India's Border Security Force (BSF) claimed they shot dead seven Pakistani soldiers in retaliation to a ceasefire violation on the disputed Kashmir border.
BSF alleged Pakistan Rangers targeted Indian positions with sniper fire early Friday, following a failed attempt by militants overnight to enter the Indian side in Hira Nagar near the main city of Jammu in India-held Kashmir.
Read: Pakistan captures one Indian soldier at LoC, several others killed
“During intermittent firing of small arms and area weapons one militant and seven Rangers were shot dead,” said the BSF in a press statement.
BSF spokesman Shubhendu Bhardwaj while talking to AFP claimed they had launched an “aggressive offensive” after one of their soldiers was critically injured by sniper fire from across the border.
“There was an infiltration attempt and sniper fire. We retaliated. The bodies are on the other side of the border,” said Bhardwaj.
Soaring tensions
The Indian prime minister stepped up a drive to isolate Pakistan diplomatically after the Uri army base attack.
Hours after the attack occurred, Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh termed Pakistan a 'terrorist state'. India also accused Pakistan of involvement in the attack.
The Uri attack occurred days before Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was set to address the United Nations General Assembly regarding Indian human rights violations in held Kashmir.
Following the attack, India claimed to have conducted a cross-border 'surgical strike' against 'launch pads of terror' in Azad Jammu and Kashmir ─ a claim Pakistan has strongly rejected.
Pakistan maintains India is attempting to divert the world's attention away from 'atrocities' committed by government forces in India-held Kashmir.
Read more: What pellet guns have done to protesters in Kashmir
Pakistan and India have locked horns over the Kashmir issue since Indian forces stepped up a crackdown against protesters after Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani was killed by government forces in July.
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Oct 22, 2016 12:02am
What a waste of resources and life if there were any on either side of the border. I am sure we can use same effort and resources to make human life better.
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Oct 22, 2016 12:02am
Both sides of army says that other side violated at loc and they did befitted response. So who is starting at first some other entity, of
Not both armies
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Oct 22, 2016 12:10am
There should not be glorification of anyone killed in uniform. They were doing their duty, earning for their families and following orders from their generals. Be proud of ur own soldiers, but also respect enemy soldiers.
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Oct 22, 2016 12:23am
Nothing happened. No one was killed
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Oct 22, 2016 12:25am
Pakistan will never lie on their sacrifices. India needs to learn this as soon as possible.
We love shahadat.
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Oct 22, 2016 12:29am
Yes BSF is much enough to handle any type of LOC violation from rangers
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Oct 22, 2016 12:40am
I am amazed.Indians are day dreaming i guess.Good for their health any ways.
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Oct 22, 2016 12:41am
India claims to have killed 7 soldiers trying to infiltrate. This picture shows 7. Is this picture of the same 7 soldiers - before their death or some new 7 soldiers for propaganda?
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Oct 22, 2016 12:41am
Its a pity but i have to say that BSF has resorted to such low level and push this fabricated news to the indian public. Perhaps the BJP led govt. is behind all this drama to satisfy their ego ...
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Oct 22, 2016 12:42am
Same old story, all big influential countries alongwith UN sleeping on this boiling matter.
Deliberately ignoring India's extremism/agression which it is simply doing to supress Kashmire freedom struggle.
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Oct 22, 2016 12:50am
Stop this madness.
More than a billion people in the subcontinent are held hostage by hate mongers and terrorists on both sides.
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Oct 22, 2016 12:49am
Recently in general its the indian side that claims that pakistanis started it and pakistani side issues denial. It seems its the indian side that is the aggressor. Initiate firing and feed the news to indian media. According to indian media BSF is the most peace loving that never initiates any firing on LOC. Lol. Give me a break. There is no way of knowing who did what ! And people on both sides get all worked up -- for what ? A whoke bunch of lies ! Probably from both sides.
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Oct 22, 2016 01:02am
Good no one died
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Oct 22, 2016 01:21am
Glad no fatalities. It is no good to rejoice the death of anyone.
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Oct 22, 2016 01:21am
Poor Modi. He is running out of stories to tell to the citizens of India.
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Oct 22, 2016 01:21am
Oh come on Indian Government we know that you are playing complete politics over here. You want to win the upcoming elections by just filling the mind of Indian voters with hates against Pakistan. But remember one thing these lies cant be hid for long time.
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Oct 22, 2016 01:32am
This is a funny battle. One party claim that they hit and the party who was hit says no there was no strike so no question of hitting. This is very good scenario as both parties happy.
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Oct 22, 2016 02:01am
The BJP government is not to be trusted at all. They always lie.
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Oct 22, 2016 02:47am
Death of soldiers need a bit of dignity.
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Oct 22, 2016 04:07am
Earlier the DGMO India claimed to have done Surgical Strike,now the Indian BSF is claiming to have shot 7 Pak Rangers,although both claims so far unfounded. Pak Armed Forces have already gave them a befitting response, that's appropriate.
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Oct 22, 2016 04:09am
A wise man once said "To cover your one Lie one has to say 100 more lies" I guess that is exactly what India is doing right now. Indian themselves are calling these so called strike a Lie.
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Oct 22, 2016 04:18am
Locked horns of India&Pakistan cannot be unlocked that easily.It appears India has definitely some nefarious designs against Pakistan.
Pakistan&its alliances with China, particularly CPEC project&Pakistan's growing closeness to India's yesterdays ally's like Iran,Russia &Pakistani interests in CAS countries for its economic growth makes Indian leaders nervous.Who are seeing Pakistan's position strengthening&CPEC successfull completion can cause a lot of serious damage to Indian influence in the region as well as across the global village.
These changing alliances of two South Asian nuclear giant countries is not only about changing trade&economic development that has opened up good opportunities for Pakistani future growth. India has created it's Indian occupied Kashmir issue by self inflicted injuries of Uri attack&continues LoC violations.
False claims of India's BSF&other LoC violations are definitely for diverting international communities attention that it's committing in IHK.
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Oct 22, 2016 04:52am
Thank God no one is injured.
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Oct 22, 2016 05:20am
There is something fishy, one country can't always claim casualties and the other keeps denying.
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Oct 22, 2016 05:56am
Definitely India claim is false, same as those surgical strikes. It is fair to say if something of this nature would have happened then very likely Pakistan would have respond immediately because it is in their DNA and they can easily afford it without jeopardizing anything like war, both countries know they can’t afford.
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Oct 22, 2016 06:19am
Just see how India took attention away from Kashmir issue. There are people dying everyday by Indian oppression in Kashmir and India is busy playing with media and unprovoked firing. That's cunning but unethical. But what else would u expect from Modi?
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Oct 22, 2016 06:40am
May this insane & dangerous score building ends & both sides adhere to progressive & sensible approach... we are the children of same forefathers & our blood/ DNA is same!... World is laughing at our condition,,,.
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Oct 22, 2016 06:48am
I think every one need to go and check personally what is going on, here India said surgical strike but pakistan denied, and conflicting news actually what is going on?
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Oct 22, 2016 06:49am
We need the truth not some press release statements. We need to know if the surgical strikes happened or not.
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Oct 22, 2016 06:51am
We now how it works.
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Oct 22, 2016 06:59am
I am an Indian, and I think BSF is outright lying, there is no way Pakistani soldiers are standing in line without moving or taking cover, just so that Indian soldiers can cause such inflicting damage.
There are no accounts on how they did it, doubly verified proofs or observations are simply not there.
They are expecting people to simply take their word, award them medals and shower them with rank promotions.
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Oct 22, 2016 07:11am
Indian media had reported killing of 7 Pak rangers in crossborder firing. Is it true??
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Oct 22, 2016 07:12am
Pakistan army never lies to pakistani people.
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Oct 22, 2016 07:15am
First India denied casualties, claimed by pak army,now Pakistan denies casualties claimed by BSF.Is it new type of war game,tactics.
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Oct 22, 2016 07:36am
Looks like the Indian army confuse their dreams with reality
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Oct 22, 2016 08:00am
situation is going worst. politicians are speaking , Soldier are dyeing. from any side Soldier not deserved to die.
god save us !!
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Oct 22, 2016 08:10am
How do we know.. Who is lying?
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Oct 22, 2016 08:28am
Killing and killing how long such activities will continue , no one knows. Common persons whether soldiers or aam admis are being killed not powerful person or their family members. Let us all pray for stop this madness.
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Oct 22, 2016 08:55am
Great news ! No one dies.
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Oct 22, 2016 09:07am
Propogandists were saying that they killed 7 of our jawans.i wonder propogandists have such clear eye sight?
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Oct 22, 2016 09:21am
hear is modi govt not manmohan govt..ok.!!
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Oct 22, 2016 09:37am
Firing at LOC is a common phenomenon. This always existed as a matter of routine. It is now the Indian govt that is creating a hype for political reasons. It is only the force that suffers casualities can tell how many injured and how many killed. Did Pakistan Rangers allow BSF to visit and count exact number of killed. Com on, do you believe this nonsense. Strikes and pigeons and firing and hate is all fodder for Indians by their govt that is making mockery of itself
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Oct 22, 2016 09:40am
@Sachin India is not enemy it's the governments causing this. Love to India from Pakistan we are the same.
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Oct 22, 2016 10:11am
@Sachin, "There should not be glorification of anyone killed in uniform. They were doing their duty, earning for their families and following orders from their generals. Be proud of ur own soldiers, but also respect enemy soldiers."
Nice words Sachin. I agree with your general sentiments.
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Oct 22, 2016 11:00am
Who is gaining what from this no one knows. But definitely some people are making huge money out on the cost of innocent life on both side is for sure.
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Oct 22, 2016 11:01am
@Kamal Pasha. : The feeling is mutual.
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Oct 22, 2016 11:09am
@jameel
Are you 100% sure, Think once again in peace atmosphere.
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Oct 22, 2016 11:07am
Truly this is mind boggling. World moves on and Pakistan and India are locked in an age old conflict showing no signs of resolution. People and nations ate moving towards open borders we are moving towards militarized borders. At the expense of who? It's own citizens, 50 percent of who are desperately poor and have less than $100 income per month. Who is winning hard to say.
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Oct 22, 2016 11:14am
War between two countries is neither feasible nor desirable, both the sides should respect cease fire agreement and normalcy should be restored
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Oct 22, 2016 11:17am
The main reason of high rate of suicide in Indian soldiers is that they are being ordered to kill innocent Kashmiris including children with pallet guns on the one hand and on the other hand they provoke cease fire across Loc and working boundary. While there politicians earning on the lives of their own soldiers, there people are being blind with the hate and enmity towards Pakistan.
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Oct 22, 2016 12:29pm
If both country come to their senses they will progress and provided better life to their countrymen.
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Oct 22, 2016 01:25pm
@Kamal Pasha. Pml-n govt cannot be trusted they always lie.
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Oct 22, 2016 01:32pm
@arifkasam, "If both country come to their senses they will progress and provided better life to their countrymen."
Despite many problems in our country, we are already progressing. And in fact helping every other country in their progress.
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Oct 22, 2016 01:43pm
@aam admi well said.
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Oct 22, 2016 06:23pm
@FZ Khan
Do you now acknowledge that to some extent Pakistan stands isolated.
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Oct 23, 2016 01:03pm
@Fight4Fact Yes its true
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Oct 23, 2016 01:53pm
@indian dude if you can't trust your forces then I guess your name is heights of hypocrisy. Kindly change it to intellectual
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Oct 23, 2016 08:26pm
Why such a late response by ISPR. Indians have been reporting this since some days ago.
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Oct 23, 2016 08:27pm
Modi running scared again, running out of Anti-Pakistani propaganda to tell his RSS and Shiv Shena masters
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Oct 23, 2016 09:32pm
@Ashfaq mohd are U posted there???
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Oct 24, 2016 04:54am
@AXH - Yes Modi is poor because he is not corrupt and he loves his country. Sometimes it amazes me by the extent of his ideas. So, please think again.
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Oct 24, 2016 11:41am
@Sachin "There should not be glorification of anyone killed in uniform. They were doing their duty, earning for their families"
I agree, and respect starts from accepting their martyrdom/death
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