5 Pakistani soldiers killed in Army’s retaliatory fire

TIT-FOR-TAT Indian force responded to unprovoked firing

At least five Pakistani soldiers were killed and six others injured in retaliatory firing by Indian Army in the Bhimber and Battal sector of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.

As per sources, the Indian Army was responding to unprovoked ceasefire violations by the Pakistan Army.

Earlier in the day, the Pakistani Army initiated indiscriminate firing of small arms, automatics, 82 mm and 120 mm mortars along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Naushera and Krishna Ghati sectors, to which the Indian Army posts retaliated strongly.

The incident happened when Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Thursday held a meeting in Jammu and Kashmir and discussed issues of logistics improvement, mobilisation and security review on LoC area.

Meanwhile, the Pakistan foreign office today summoned the Indian Deputy High Commissioner over the ceasefire violation on the LoC.

Meanwhile, Pakistan on Thursday summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner over an alleged ceasefire violations by India on the LoC.

A Pakistan Foreign Ministry statement said “the Director General (SA & SAARC), Dr. Mohammad Faisal, summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner J.P. Singh and condemned the unprovoked ceasefire violations by the Indian occupation forces on June 1, 2017 at 7.15 am, on the LoC in Battal, Jandrot and Kotli sectors”.

Pakistan claimed that two civilians were killed and five others were injured in the alleged ceasefire violation.

“The deliberate targeting of civilians is indeed condemnable and contrary to human dignity and international human rights,” the statement said.