ISLAMABAD: Indian troops resorted to unprovoked firing early morning today at Line of Control in Gultri sector near Astore(Gilgit-Baltistan), according to a statement released by the Inter Services Public Relations on Thursday.
This is the first time that Indian troops resorted to firing in Astore sector of LoC.
"Pakistani troops responded effectively to the Indian firing", a spokesman for ISPR said in a statement.
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Haris
Jul 31, 2014 02:40pm
Keep it up. kill each other! no hope for peace.
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Erik
Jul 31, 2014 02:53pm
Indian tactic to relieve Pak Army pressure on TTP.
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Pak Rat
Jul 31, 2014 02:58pm
This could be big.
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Vivek
Jul 31, 2014 04:05pm
It's funny how both countries' armies give out the same statement. 'Fitting reply'
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zak
Jul 31, 2014 05:21pm
Whenever India violates the LOC it means some foreign white diplomat is in town. Oh ya, John Kerry is in town. This is to use it as a pretext to complain against Pakistan. Indians such liars and whiners.
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Ajay vikram Singh
Jul 31, 2014 05:56pm
Stop fighting each other.! Fight corruption, poverty, drugs, violence and hatred. Thats the real fight. Come on....
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Far sight
Jul 31, 2014 06:01pm
Yesterday Afghanistan,today India. Seems like Pakistan is being sandwiched!!
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Sierra
Jul 31, 2014 06:02pm
Cut, copy replace Pak Army for Indian army and paste; you could be reading an Indian newspaper! How mindlessly stupid we South Asians are! The Brit divide and rule continues to rule well into the 21st century!
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Shah
Jul 31, 2014 06:32pm
@zak Spot on!
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Faisal
Jul 31, 2014 06:46pm
Why don't we just nuke each other it will finish this once in for all
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chamari
Jul 31, 2014 10:39pm
@zak What you said is partially right and it is not India but Pakistan which wants to internationalize the issue .
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mansoor
Aug 01, 2014 02:05am
Source of the NEWS tells it all, ISPR.
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ajmal
Aug 01, 2014 04:54am
Opss 200b kya bat hai pakistani siasat walu ka
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missioncontrol
Aug 01, 2014 08:38am
@Faisal Then Non resident Indians and Pakistanis will carry on the fight.
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Manjul
Aug 01, 2014 09:02am
@Erik .. these are pakistani tactics to provide cover fire to put their militents to Indian borders
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event horizon
Aug 01, 2014 06:11pm
@zak Well Said, So called secular country has been exposed , what a shame.
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event horizon
Aug 01, 2014 06:14pm
@zak Yes who understands Pakistani mentality better than a Pakistani. sic.
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