MUZAFFARABAD, November 7: A Pakistani civilian was martyred in unprovoked firing and shelling by Indian troops in Nakyal sector of Kotli district across the Line of Control (LoC) on Monday.
The civilian’s death was confirmed in Soban village. Pakistan army troops also responded to the unprovoked Indian shelling. Earlier on Monday, at least four people were martyred and five injured in Nakyal sector along the Line of Control. Six people were also martyred and 10 injured in Nakyal and the adjacent Tatta Pani sector last Friday and Saturday.
Tension over the Himalayan region has run high since a militant raid on an army base killed 19 Indian soldiers in Uri town of Occupied Kashmir. Each accuses the other of repeatedly violating a 2003 ceasefire.
On the diplomatic front, already chilly relations have gone into the deep freeze following recent tit-for-tat expulsions of diplomats. Kashmir has been split between India and Pakistan since the end of British rule in 1947. Both claim the disputed Himalayan territory in its entirety and have fought two wars over it. -DNA
