Pakistan fires at 25 border posts, targets 19
villages and after calling for DGMO meet over LoC firing, Pakistan violates
ceasefire again
Inspector Mr. Rajesh Sharma from Jammu frontiers
“said” that the Pakistan to defuse tension but India will attack return in
equal measure if it is fired.
Pakistan rangers started firing at 10.00 PM Saturday night the firing
continued till early morning Sunday 7.00
AM India also fire back attack action equally. The Two people were killed and
seven others injured early Saturday in heavy firing and 3 cows were killed in
Treva Border.
A
police officer had told a news agency that two villagers, identified as
Muhammad Akram and his 13-year-old son Aslam, were killed and seven people,
including Akram`s wife, his three children and a Border Security Force (BSF)
constable, were injured in heavy firing by the Pakistan Rangers in Jodafarm
village of RS Pura sector.
Later, Indian
and Pakistani officers held a flag meet on the zeroline in Samba district. They said that the meeting started at
2.30pm and end around an hour. "The
BSF raised the issue of cross-border firing with their counterparts, the
cultivation of ‘sarkanda’ on the other side of the fence, which creates
problems for the troops to maintain vigil on the border," they said.
Defense minister Arun Jaitley had last week asked Pakistan to stop ceasefire violations for normalization of ties. "For the situation to normalize, I think it is extremely important that these kinds of violations which are taking place along the LoC must stop. That in it is a confidence building measure before any country can proceed further," he had said.
Defense minister Arun Jaitley had last week asked Pakistan to stop ceasefire violations for normalization of ties. "For the situation to normalize, I think it is extremely important that these kinds of violations which are taking place along the LoC must stop. That in it is a confidence building measure before any country can proceed further," he had said.
"Our Army is prepared to respond to each violation. The
country has full faith that (Army) are effectively protecting both the
territory and the national interest, "Arun
Jaitley told the media "The loss of civilian lives is considered
condemnable even in war. During peace, it is even more condemnable."
Jammu Divisional Commissioner Shantanu later said
that firing with heavy weapons on 17 BSF border outposts in the RS Pura and Arnia sectors of the
international border had earlier stopped in the afternoon.
“About 1,000 people who left their villages close
to the international border Friday are still camped in contingency
accommodations provided by the state government,” he added.
"We have around 25 villages those are close
to the international border in Arnia area and contingency plans are in place to
provide relief to these people if an emergency arises," he said.
All the injured people have been shifted to the Jammu Medical
College for treatment.
Under the state government`s planning, the
villagers have been temporarily accommodated in two government high school
buildings and an Industrial Training Institute (ITI) building in RS Pura.
The divisional commissioner also held a meeting of
senior officials including inspectors general of state police, BSF, senior
officials of the intelligence agencies and administration in the afternoon.
Meanwhile, authorities have suspended the
superintendent of the ITI for her failure to unlock the gates of the institute
on Friday for the villagers who had migrated to safety from three villages
close to the international border in Arnia.
Dolly Arora
Student
PGDMC -1ST
