Avalanche kills four Indian soldiers in Kashmir
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SRINAGAR: Four soldiers were killed in India-held Kashmir after their vehicle was buried in an avalanche in the Himalayan region, an official said on Saturday.
Army troops recovered the bodies of three soldiers killed in the avalanche, which struck Chang La village in Leh district late on Friday, district official Swagat Biswas said.
Rescue workers were digging through snow drifts on Saturday to find the body of a fourth soldier also feared killed in the avalanche, he said.
No other details were immediately available.
Leh is about 435km east of Srinagar. Avalanches and landslides are common in the disputed Himalayan region.
Published in Dawn, April 5th, 2015
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Apr 05, 2015 08:10am
Why is this a news in Pakistan?!
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Apr 05, 2015 08:39am
They were serving their nation and our deepest sympathies to the families.
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Apr 05, 2015 08:45am
RIP
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Apr 05, 2015 09:14am
Yes, the Indian authorities didn't say Pakistanis killed them!.
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Apr 05, 2015 09:58am
Brave Indian soldiers protecting the borders, lost their lives. May their soul rest in peace.
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Apr 05, 2015 10:07am
The Indians are quick to recover the dead of the Occupation army in kashmir but ignored the kashmiris who died trapped by the floods in their own country of kashmir. No wonder the occupiers are despised and wanted out.
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Apr 05, 2015 10:09am
RIP......
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Apr 05, 2015 10:41am
Sad news :-(
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Apr 05, 2015 10:42am
They are serve for nation and every Indian solute this kind of spirit of my shoulder.
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Apr 05, 2015 10:55am
@Zak Same can be said about Pakistan, who kills its own citizens and does even care for their lives let alone dead bodies.
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Apr 05, 2015 10:56am
@Zak
What venom....
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Apr 05, 2015 10:58am
@Zak Why would an occupational army care for the people it occupies , it only cares for resources and land, use some logic , don't comment without thinking.
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Apr 05, 2015 11:34am
@Zak you simply rock! Every Kishmiri including me know who was the savior during Kashmir floods. Better luck next time.
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Apr 05, 2015 11:50am
@Zak Please get your facts right as it was Indian army who evacuated thousands of marooned Kashmiris including separatists leaders and even provided food and shelter to them.
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Apr 05, 2015 01:40pm
@Zaffar very well said - 1 simple question to any Pakistani or Dear Dawn -
Why Pakistan handover 1500 sq km land of Kashmir to China in 1965, which is now known as Axai Chin? - and so Pakistan don't have any right to say a word
about Kashmir.
forget Kashmir, as Pakistan just received billion $ Alms from IMF, and last year
billion $ Alms from USA - China.
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Apr 05, 2015 01:42pm
@shamain come again please, didn't get your comment.
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Apr 05, 2015 01:50pm
@Zak , totally agree with you and shamain too.
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Apr 05, 2015 02:04pm
Its sad to see loss of precious lives to avalanches.Both countries should withdraw troops from himalayan region to avoid further loss of human lives. RIP.
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Apr 05, 2015 03:00pm
@Zaffar..your not kashmiri ur Indian claiming to be Kashmiri. Lol
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Apr 05, 2015 03:10pm
No indian is allowed into IOK territory per article 370. Only Indian army is allowed and keep the IOK under curfew for 6 days out of 7.
One should ask Indians what history what culture they share withKashmir i????? The Kashmir region shares everything with Pakistan hence Pakistan has right over all Kashmir. Kashmiri don't even look like Indians nor they share any cultural ties with India.
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Apr 05, 2015 03:11pm
@Last Word ...they refused to be helded by Indian army and threw stones at Indian army helicopters. It was a drama to watch.
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Apr 05, 2015 03:23pm
@Last Word see the abuse being hurled at India and Indian army, during flood time. Even Abdullah Omar lambasted the indian army for not doing anything, but saving their own. But the indian media feeds false lies to the ignorant public, for people like you.
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Apr 05, 2015 04:15pm
@jawad In that case we claim pakistan, after all it came into existence from India...
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Apr 05, 2015 04:50pm
@Zak But the indian media feeds false lies to the ignorant public, for people like you? -
do you provide any proof in support of your comment - because for your kind information we have Right To Information Act in India, so media or government never hide anything or pass false information regarding any news.
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Apr 05, 2015 05:07pm
@Zak ...your right during j&k flood the indian army only focused on saving their families who were living with them in IOK. The Kashmiri people threw stones at Indian army even during flood.
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Apr 05, 2015 05:37pm
RIP!!
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Apr 05, 2015 05:49pm
@Zak I see you are very concerned about safety ,security and wellbeing of kashmiris , so why don't you give them asylum, citizenship,jobs and whatever else you have planned for them in Pakistan and treat them well, India is aggressor and would not care what happens to kashmiris at least you care about them, then show it to the world how well Pakistan treats and how bad India treats them, is land more important for you than people of kashmir, your own kith and kin.
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Apr 05, 2015 06:06pm
@Zak At-least Pakistan is doing everything it can for its people and nobody complains for any slack behavior , so Pakistani citizens are very satisfied and happy , no wonder you see and complain about other nations.
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Apr 05, 2015 06:16pm
@Zak So Zak what are your plans for Kashmir after Kashmiris decide to join Pakistan under UN held plebiscite , which i am most certain , whenever it is held, explain in detail.
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