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ISLAMABAD, Aug 27, (KUNA) -- The Pakistani authorities have accused Indian
troops across the Line of Control (LoC) of injuring five civilians in the
Nakial sector of Pakistan side of Kashmir.
According to security officials, Indian troops kept shelling Oli Panjni and
Narrala Turkundi region during the day and the firing continued on Monday
night wounding five civilians. The tensions between India and Pakistan
increased after the killing of five Indian soldiers on the Indian side of
Kashmir. India accused Pakistan military to be involved in the attack but
Pakistan Foreign office rejected the allegations.
A ceasefire was agreed upon by India and Pakistan in 2003 and the
allegations of breaching the ceasefire came from both sides after the recent
attack on Indian troops. The Pakistani authorities said that twenty-five
civilians have been injured by the Indian shelling in Nakial and Tatta Pani
sectors of Kotli district over the past 11 days. A woman lost her life in the
process.
Moreover, the Minister for Food Javed Iqbal Budhanvi of Pakistan
administered Kashmir led a "stability of Pakistan" rally in Nakial to express
solidarity with the Pakistan Army and sympathy with the families affected by
the Indian shelling. According to local media reports, the rally was attended
by a large number of people and local leaders. (end)
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