Indian troops fire at Pakistani post across LoC: military
Friday, July 11, 2008 at 9:41 am Under Pakistan News 6 views
ISLAMABAD :Pakistan said on Thursday Indian forces fired on its troops deployed at a forward post along the de-facto border, a senior military official said.
Pakistani troops fired back in retaliation but there was no immediate report of casualties in the exchange.
The incident occurred at Battal in Rawalakot sector on the Line of Control (LoC), chief Pakistani military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas told AFP.
“Indians fired two mortars and small arms on a Pakistani check post at 2pm,” Abbas said.
Abbas said Pakistani soldiers retaliated with mortars and small arms, adding that a protest was communicated through a hot line across the border.
“Pakistan is demanding an immediate meeting at the level of Directors General Military Operations,” he said.
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