Line of Control

On Tuesday, Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde visited Samba and Hiranagar sectors of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday to review the security situation on Line of Control (LoC), in the light of the increasing number of violations along the border, and promised stern action against the culprits.

Antony, who made a fresh statement in the Parliament, said nothing happens from Pakistan side of the Line of Control without support, assistance, facilitation and direct involvement of the Pakistan Army.

The Prime Minister also condemned the 'unprofessional approach of targeting innocent civilians' by the Indian army from across the Line of Control, a statement from the ISPR said.

In a statement issued earlier in the day, Indian army said Pakistan's border force attacked a patrol operating between two border posts on the the Line of Control in the remote Himalayan region.

Five Indian soldiers were killed by Pakistan Special Forces at the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch District on August 6.

On allegation of targeting of civilians by Pakistan Army, The DGMO Pakistan Army clarified that Pakistan considers people living across the Line of Control as brethren and Pakistan Army as a professional force has never done this.

He said communication facilities would also be improved to facilitate people living at the Line of Control.

Antony told the Lok Sabha earlier in the day that the specialist troops of Pakistan Army and a group from the Pakistan Occupied Kashmir side, which crossed the Line of Control, had killed the five Indian soldiers on Tuesday.

Summary: New Delhi [India], Aug 21 (ANI): Refuting Pakistan DG ISPR's claims of six Indian casualties in the ceasefire violation (CVF) along the Line of Control, the Indian Army on Tuesday said this again proves that the neighbouring country as a nation is only propaganda machinery.

ISLAMABAD -- Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan Friday strongly condemned the unprovoked firing by the Indian security forces at the Line of Control (LoC) yesterday.

RAWALPINDI -- Another soldier of Pakistan Army embraced martyrdom due to unprovoked firing by the Indian troops in Buttal Sector along the line of control.

LAHORE -- Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif on Friday strongly condemned unprovoked Indian firing along the line of control (LoC).

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Sunday voiced concerns over deteriorating situation in the Indian-occupied Kashmir including the use of banned cluster munitions by Indian forces on unarmed civilians across the Line of Control and the deployment of additional paramilitary forces.

Gaurav Ahluwalia and blasted the unprovoked ceasefire violations by the Indian occupation forces along the Line of Control (LoC), APA reports quoting Sputnik.

Islamabad -- Federal Minister for Information Fawad Chuadhry said on Tuesday that the Cinema Exhibitors Association has decided to boycott Indian content in the country following the New Delhi's violation of Line of Control which further worsened the already strained relations between the two countries.