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Three Indian soldiers killed in Pakistan response to shelling

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"Unprovoked firing" by Indian forces injures 50-year-old man in village across Line of Control. — File photo
"Unprovoked firing" by Indian forces injures 50-year-old man in village across Line of Control. — File photo
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MUZAFFARABAD: Three Indian soldiers were killed and two others injured when Pakistani troops responded to India’s “unprovoked” shelling from across the Line of Control (LoC), the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Friday.

On Thursday, 50-year-old Moha­mmad Mushtaq was injured in Tain village of Khuiratta sector in indiscriminate Indian firing which continued for several hours.

“Indian troops initiated unprovoked firing in the Khuiratta and Kotkhetera sectors along the LoC, targeting civilian population,” the ISPR said in a brief statement issued on Friday.

It said that Pakistani troops responded effectively, targeting Indian posts from where fire was coming and added that there were confirmed reports that three Indian soldiers were killed and another two were injured. Besides, damage was caused to the Indian post.

Published in Dawn, January 19th, 2019

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Tariq Naqash is a Muzaffarabad-based senior staff correspondent for Dawn with nearly three decades of experience in reporting, analysis, and feature writing. His work focuses on politics, conflict, and governance. He can be found on X at @tariqnaqash.

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Gordon D. Walker
Jan 19, 2019 07:56am
Senseless, when life is short enough as it is... Condolence amid sorrow. Gordon D. Walker Canada
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Kamlesh
Jan 19, 2019 07:59am
Who violates is well known, and who gives befitting reply and why it happens its also well known..
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Gajodhar
Jan 19, 2019 08:19am
India borders with China, Nepal, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Pakistan, and the unprovoked firing happens only on Pakistan side. China intruded many times, but without any incident.
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Taimur
Jan 19, 2019 08:21am
Destroy the post firing on civilians
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KK
Jan 19, 2019 08:22am
Unprovoked firing by India leads to only civilian injuries and casualties, and who is going to believe.
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Asifnaqvi
Jan 19, 2019 08:33am
Modi will leave no stone un-turned in implementing his 3-pronged strategy for 2019 elections. i.e 1-Cow slaughter 2-Ayodhya(Ram Mander) 3-Anti-Pakistan flare. Obviously he's trying to hide his failed promises behind these petty issues. indian voter will decide Modi's fate now. Things are not looking good for him so far. Out of the last six opinion polls done in india, five of them are projecting a hung parliament this time. CNX survey is showing BJP at 211 lok sabha seats as compared to 282 in 2014 elections.
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indian muslim
Jan 19, 2019 08:39am
@Vinod, I believe in Pakistani media more than Indian media.
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Imtiaz Ali Khan
Jan 19, 2019 08:44am
RIP soldiers be it Indo or Pak very sad. This has to end. Narendra butcher of Gujarat and Kashmir substandard person with full of blood on his hands.
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Nil swain
Jan 19, 2019 08:46am
@Vinod, the names LL be Kohli n Sharma n Kumar...
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Fastrack
Jan 19, 2019 08:55am
Pakistan's message is now understood loud and clear by the Indians: the price of killing one innocent civilian is three of your soldiers.
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Fastrack
Jan 19, 2019 08:57am
Pakistan knows how to respond to madness. You hit civilians, you pay a very painful price.
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curious cat
Jan 19, 2019 09:01am
@Gordon D. Walker, Are you related to sky walker ?
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Ali
Jan 19, 2019 09:06am
@Vinod, so you indians can only cooked up the whole Surgical strike cartoon. Grow up boy..
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Observer
Jan 19, 2019 09:10am
It makes no sense from a smaller country to provoke the self labelled super power. Indias agression must be delt with. Well done Pak army.
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Asif Kidwai
Jan 19, 2019 09:23am
@Vinod, : You know the names, we are just counting bodies of those who target innocent citizen without any prejudice. Lesson must be taught here and next time you will think twice.
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iqbal
Jan 19, 2019 09:35am
24 hour live camera on LoC for world to see should help solve some of these problems. This should be easy and very cost effective. No one would be able to blame who is firing first.
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Art kp
Jan 19, 2019 09:56am
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction! bully us and we’ll teach you lessons!
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Sameer
Jan 19, 2019 10:48am
3 Indian Soldiers killed in Pakistan? What were they doing in Pakistan?
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merewether
Jan 19, 2019 11:16am
The Indians shelling is unprovoked in Pakistani eyes while the Pakistani shelling is unprovoked in Indian eyes. So why not stop this inane wastage of resources and lives. Its the Kashmiri people living along both sides of the LOC who're suffering. Sad! Sad! Sad!
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Maboob Saleem
Jan 19, 2019 12:24pm
@Gordon D. Walker, . . . .. Give is a break.
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Raja Farhat Abbas
Jan 19, 2019 02:21pm
@Suraj71, Pakistan is always ready for you lot.!!
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Zia
Jan 19, 2019 02:52pm
Indian army is not professional army. They are threat to the peace of continent. No professional army of the world opens fire on the civilians. Permenant effective response must be initiated by Pak army to avoid this thing in the future.
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Hamed Quraishi
Jan 19, 2019 02:57pm
@Sameer, read the article properly. They died in Pakistans reply.
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Aurora
Jan 19, 2019 03:55pm
Since morning no such news by any Indian TV channel who keep a hawk eye on such happenings.
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ali
Jan 19, 2019 08:09pm
@Sameer, Kashmir belong to pakistan
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Dhanesh
Jan 21, 2019 09:02am
Lions don't mess up with jackals, its not they fear them but for the sake of their self esteem.
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