Tag: LoC

On Republic Day, Indian, Pakistan troops exchange sweets on LoC

Indian and Pakistani soldiers on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday greeted each other with sweets to mark India's 68th Republic Day, a defence official said. "On the 68th Republic day, Indian troops presented sweets to the Pakistan Army personnel at Poonch-Rawalakot and Hot Spring-Mendhar crossing points on the LoC …

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On Republic Day, Indian, Pakistan troops exchange sweets on LoC

Indian and Pakistani soldiers on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday greeted each other with sweets to mark India's 68th Republic Day, a defence official said. "On the 68th Republic day, Indian troops presented sweets to the Pakistan Army personnel at Poonch-Rawalakot and Hot Spring-Mendhar crossing points on the LoC …

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Army kills terrorist after infiltration bid

 A terrorist was killed on Tuesday on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district as the army foiled an attempt by militants to sneak in from Pakistan. Defence Ministry spokesman Lt Col Manish Mehta told IANS here that the incident took place in Sunderbani sector.  "Troops deployed along the LoC detected …

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On new year, India and Pakistan trade fire on LoC

The Pakistan Army on Sunday resorted to unprovoked firing on the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. Police said the Pakistanis resorted to unprovoked shelling and firing on Indian positions at three places. "The Indian Army retaliated effectively using same calibre weapons," a police official said. The shelling and firing …

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Why Pakistan might want to cool things down

For almost thirteen years there was peace along the Line of Control (LOC), the de-facto border between India and Pakistan in Kashmir. While sanctity of the LOC was never compromised, occasional skirmishes due to infiltration attempts supported by Pakistani army firing, were changes from the normal. Firing was generally limited to small arms.  Antiinfiltration patrols …

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Why Pakistan might want to cool things down

For almost thirteen years there was peace along the Line of Control (LOC), the de-facto border between India and Pakistan in Kashmir. While sanctity of the LOC was never compromised, occasional skirmishes due to infiltration attempts supported by Pakistani army firing, were changes from the normal. Firing was generally limited to small arms.  Antiinfiltration patrols …

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Why Pakistan might want to cool things down

For almost thirteen years there was peace along the Line of Control (LOC), the de-facto border between India and Pakistan in Kashmir. While sanctity of the LOC was never compromised, occasional skirmishes due to infiltration attempts supported by Pakistani army firing, were changes from the normal. Firing was generally limited to small arms.  Antiinfiltration patrols …

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Why Pakistan might want to cool things down

For almost thirteen years there was peace along the Line of Control (LOC), the de-facto border between India and Pakistan in Kashmir. While sanctity of the LOC was never compromised, occasional skirmishes due to infiltration attempts supported by Pakistani army firing, were changes from the normal. Firing was generally limited to small arms.  Antiinfiltration patrols …

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Revenge no remedy

It is an open question whether the “punitive fire-assaults” the Indian Army unleashed at several points across the LOC on Wednesday sufficed as the “heavy retribution” promised after the barbaric mutilation of an Indian soldier killed in the Machhil sector the previous day. It is also an open question if the speed with which the …

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Pakistan’s opposition demands severing trade ties with India

Calm borders in J-K for 5th consecutive day

Many families returned home to villages along the International Border (IB) and the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu as calm prevailed for the fifth consecutive day on Saturday. Scores of families returned to their daily routine of normal activities reaping crops, tending to livestock while children resumed classes in border villages in Jammu, Samba, …

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Militant killed in Kashmir

The militant was killed when an infiltration bid was foiled on LoC in north Kashmir's Baramulla district.