Pakistan army says Indian firing across LoC kills another soldier

Written by on August 16, 2019

Pakistan’s army has said Indian troops fired across the Line of Control (LoC) in the disputedKashmir region, killing another soldier and bringing the death toll to six in less than 24 hours.

On Thursday, Pakistan said at least three of its soldiers and five Indian soldiers were killed, in addition to two civilians on the Pakistan side, after a cross-border exchange of fire in the disputed region, prompting a denial by New Delhi that there were fatalities among its forces.

In a tweet on Friday, Pakistan army spokesman General Asif Ghafoor said “another brave son of soil lost his life in the line of duty” in Buttal town.

“Intermittent exchange of fire continues,” Ghafoor tweeted on Thursday.

He confirmed to Al Jazeera that the casualty figure on Thursday included three civilians.


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