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Poonch posts, villages shelled; 2 hurt
Thirtytwo-year-old Noor Jahan and 12-year-old Farzana, both residents of the forward village of Kerni, sustained bullet injuries in the firing. They were rushed to the Poonch district hospital where the child’s condition is stated to be serious. A villager said they were going about their domestic chores when the bullets hit them. Defence spokesperson Col RK Palta said Pakistani troops opened small arms and automatic fire in Poonch sector around 12.05 pm. “Our troops responded with similar calibre weapons and there was no injury or casualty to the Indian troops,” he said. Intelligence sources said Pakistani troops began firing on forward posts and villages in Poonch around 12.05 pm today and continued to do so till 4.30 pm. They targeted posts in Kerni-I and Kerni-II subsectors in Shahpur area in the third ceasefire violation since yesterday in the district. They also targeted the densely populated Kasba and Kerni villages and fired over 40 mortars (82mm), sources said. Pakistani troops violated ceasefire twice last night
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fired on several Indian posts in Hamirpur and Mendhar area drawing effective retaliation by the Indian troops, the defence spokesperson said. The firing stopped around 10.30 pm. In Islamabad, Pakistan's National Assembly unanimously passed another resolution condemning the “continued unprovoked Indian aggression” along the Line of Control (LoC) and mourned the death of a Pakistani army captain in alleged firing by India. This was the second anti-India resolution passed by the National Assembly or lower house of Parliament after a similar one adopted last week. Using relatively milder language, the resolution asked India to hold dialogue to defuse current tensions on the LoC. The house paid tribute to Captain Sarfaraz, who was killed due to the firing, and called for a "constructive and result-oriented process of engagement" with India. The Defence Committee of the Cabinet (DCC), the highest forum for decision-making on security issues, also met today to chalk out a strategy to deal with mounting tensions on the Line of Control (LoC). It was decided that talks would be held with India to normalise relations and New Delhi should abide by the ceasefire agreement at the LoC. Meanwhile, the Pakistani army claimed India had resorted to unprovoked firing around 11.15 pm on Wednesday in Batal and Nakyal sectors. Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR), the official website of the Pakistani Army, said another Pakistani soldier, Habib, was killed in fresh firing by Indian troops near the Rawalakot sector. LoC firing: Pak summons Indian envoy
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday summoned High Commissioner TCA Raghavan to protest the killing of another of its soldiers in firing along the LoC, the second time an Indian diplomat has been called in by the Foreign Office in as many days. Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani called Raghavan to the Foreign Office and conveyed Pakistan's concern over "continued and unwarranted ceasefire violations by the Indian Army resulting in loss of precious human lives". PTI
Pak to seek peaceful settlement of issues with India
Islamabad, August 22 The Defence Committee of the Cabinet (DCC) received a briefing on the situation along the Line of Control during its first meeting since Sharif assumed office in June. Discussions on tensions along the LoC figured prominently in the meeting. — PTI
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Poonch/Jammu/Islamabad, August 22