ISLAMABAD: Indian Border Security Force (BSF) opened ‘unprovoked firing’ at Line of Control (LoC) in Nezapir sector of Rawalakot, killing one woman and injuring her husband and two daughters.

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) released a statement on Friday saying Ms Munir Akhter, 42, embraced martyrdom while her two daughters, Nasreen and Zeenat, and husband Muhammad Azam were injured when a mortar shell hit their house.

ISPR said unprovoked firing and shelling began earlier in the day in village Mohri in Nezapir Sector.

Indian troops resorted to ‘unprovoked firing’ of heavy weapons in Nezapir Sector, the ISPR said, adding that Pakistani troops responded to Indian firing in a befitting manner and silenced the Indian artillery.

Pakistan protests over bail of Samjhauta Express suspect

Pakistan on Friday lodged a strong protest with India against the decision of the Indian National Investigation Agency to not contest the bail granted to the main suspect in the Samjhauta Express case, Swami Aseemanand, on ‘special leave permission’.

“The Indian Deputy High Commissioner was called in by the Director General South Asia at the Foreign Office on Friday, and an official protest was lodged," FO spokesman Qazi Khalilullah said.

“Pakistan has serious reservations on the efficiency of the court in processing and disposing off cases regarding terrorism, especially those involving the deaths of Pakistani citizens," the FO spokesman said.

The Samjhauta Express, one of the two active rail links between Pakistan and India, was bombed in February 2007.

The spokesman said no action has been taken by the Indian authorities against the mastermind and perpetrator of this dastardly attack.

"Pakistan expects India to take steps to bring to justice all those involved in the heinous act of terrorism on the Samjhauta Express, in which 42 Pakistani innocent citizens lost their lives," the spokesman said.

Meanwhile, Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan TCA Raghavan called on Prime Minister’s Adviser on National Security Sartaj Aziz.

The adviser conveyed to the Indian envoy Pakistan's decision to attend the meeting between national security advisers of the two countries on August 23 and 24 in New Delhi, the FO spokesman added.

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