{"id":13956,"date":"2020-04-12T11:52:27","date_gmt":"2020-04-12T06:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/?p=13956"},"modified":"2020-04-12T11:52:27","modified_gmt":"2020-04-12T06:52:27","slug":"many-civilians-injured-in-firing-along-kashmir-border-indian-forces-deliberating-aim-civilian-population-damaging-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/archives\/13956","title":{"rendered":"Many civilians injured in firing along Kashmir Border, Indian forces deliberating aim civilian population, damaging property."},"content":{"rendered":"

Pakistan on Saturday accused Indian troops of “heavily” shelling near the Line of Control (LoC), injuring six civilians including two girls.<\/span><\/p>\n

The LoC, a de facto border, divides the disputed Kashmir valley between Pakistan and India.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Indian Army resorted to unprovoked fire in the Nikial Sector deliberately targeting civilian population, CFVs [cease fire violations] being responded befittingly by Pak Army troops,” tweeted Maj. Gen. Babar Iftikhar, Pakistani army spokesman.<\/span><\/p>\n

During the past 24 hours six civilians in the village of Mohra, including two girls, were injured by \u201cindiscriminate fire\u201d by Indian artillery, he added.<\/span><\/p>\n

Raja Farooq Haider, the prime minister of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, also know as Azad Jammu and Kashmir, posted videos on Twitter of damage to civilian property.<\/span><\/p>\n

Haider accused Indian forces of being \u201cmore focused on committing ceasefire violations\u201d than fighting the coronavirus pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n

But Col. Rajesh Kalia, a spokesman for forces in Indian-administered Kashmir, told Anadolu Agency that Pakistani troops had violated a 2003 ceasefire agreement by firing at Indian positions in the Keran area of the Kupwara district.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Our troops retaliated effectively and strongly. Precision targeting of gun areas, terrorist launch pads and ammunition dumps carried out. Reports of heavy damage on enemy side,” he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, some locals called the exchange of artillery and small arms fire between Indian and Pakistani troops since Friday unprecedented.<\/span><\/p>\n

Peer Shafiqa Bano, who lives in the village of Panzgam inthe northern Kupwara district, said she had not seen such intense Indian army fire in her life.<\/span><\/p>\n

“We were so scared that we thought of moving to some other area. But one is also scared of venturing out in times of a pandemic,” she told Anadolu Agency by phone.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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