India, Pakistan Armies exchange fires in Uri
BARAMULLA; 07, Aug 2013: The armies of India and Pakistan exchanged fires on line-of-control ( LoC) in Uri Sector, officials said Wednesday. The ceasefire violation took place Tuesday along the LoC near Kamalkot-Uri of frontier Baramulla district.
The armed clash broke out hours after Indian troops said Pakistani army and rebels killed five Indian troops and wounded another in a deadly ambush near Sarla in frontier Poonch district, However Pakistani authorities refuted the allegations.
"The exchange took place yesterday at 1230 hours (local time) and lasted until 1400 hours," said Col Naresh Vig, Indian army spokesman. "Pakistani troops fired on our posts and our troopers retaliated in calibrated manner."
Vig said there was no report of any damage or casualty from Indian side.
However, a statement issued by Pakistan military Wednesday said they have lodged a strong protest over India's ceasefire violation on LoC in Pandu sector, in which two Pakistani troopers were critically wounded.
Meanwhile, director General of Military Operations (DGMOs) from India and Pakistan spoke by hotline on Wednesday, day after the killing of five Indian troopers. Indian side has lodged a strong protest over the killings.
Indian army initially accused Pakistani Border Action Team of ambushing an Indian army patrol. However, within hours the statement was withdrawn with Indian Defense Minister A K Antony reading a statement in Indian parliament, saying the ambush was carried out by about 20 heavily armed rebels along with persons dressed in Pakistan army uniforms.
The armed clash broke out hours after Indian troops said Pakistani army and rebels killed five Indian troops and wounded another in a deadly ambush near Sarla in frontier Poonch district, However Pakistani authorities refuted the allegations.
"The exchange took place yesterday at 1230 hours (local time) and lasted until 1400 hours," said Col Naresh Vig, Indian army spokesman. "Pakistani troops fired on our posts and our troopers retaliated in calibrated manner."
Vig said there was no report of any damage or casualty from Indian side.
However, a statement issued by Pakistan military Wednesday said they have lodged a strong protest over India's ceasefire violation on LoC in Pandu sector, in which two Pakistani troopers were critically wounded.
Meanwhile, director General of Military Operations (DGMOs) from India and Pakistan spoke by hotline on Wednesday, day after the killing of five Indian troopers. Indian side has lodged a strong protest over the killings.
Indian army initially accused Pakistani Border Action Team of ambushing an Indian army patrol. However, within hours the statement was withdrawn with Indian Defense Minister A K Antony reading a statement in Indian parliament, saying the ambush was carried out by about 20 heavily armed rebels along with persons dressed in Pakistan army uniforms.
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