An Indian paramilitary trooper stands guard in Srinagar, January 15, 18. (Photo by AFP)

DAMASCUS, SYRIA (12:20 AM) – Cross-border conflict between India and Pakistan has continued for the third day in a row, reportedly resulting in casualties on both sides of the border on Friday, leaving at least four dead.

The Pakistani military stated on Friday that Indian border forces initiated fire from their side of the frontier, killing two civilians in Pakistani Kashmir, and injuring five others. Meanwhile, Indian sources claimed that it was a Pakistani attack that started the day’s conflict, resulting in the death of one Indian civilian and one soldier, while wounding seven.

An Indian paramilitary officer who spoke to Iranian news outlet PressTV claimed that they responded to a Pakistani shelling of border outposts, which he called an “unprovoked violation” of the 2003 peace agreement. Pakistan, for its part, has summoned representatives of India to explain the reasons behind what Islamabad claims is a violation of the ceasefire committed by India.

Both India and Pakistan lay claim to the entirety of the Kashmir region, a majority Muslim border region divided by the two countries. Since the two nation’s independence in 1947, Pakistan and India have fought three major wars over the area. Despite a ceasefire agreement being reached in 2003, sporadic clashes continue.

Share this article:
  • 22
  •  
  •  
  •  
  • 1
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
    23
    Shares
ALSO READ  Chinese military 'likely' to deploy its equivalent of S-300 system along Indian border: Sina

RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR

Notice: All comments represent the view of the commenter and not necessarily the views of AMN.

All comments that are not spam or wholly inappropriate are approved, we do not sort out opinions or points of view that are different from ours.

Be Civil

This is a Civilized Place for Public Discussion

Please treat this discussion with the same respect you would a public park. We, too, are a shared community resource — a place to share skills, knowledge and interests through ongoing conversation.

These are not hard and fast rules, merely guidelines to aid the human judgment of our community and keep this a clean and well-lighted place for civilized public discourse.

Make it better

Improve the Discussion

Help us make this a great place for discussion by always working to improve the discussion in some way, however small. If you are not sure your post adds to the conversation, think over what you want to say and try again later.

The topics discussed here matter to us, and we want you to act as if they matter to you, too. Be respectful of the topics and the people discussing them, even if you disagree with some of what is being said.

Now the hard part!

Be Agreeable, Even When You Disagree

You may wish to respond to something by disagreeing with it. That’s fine. But remember to criticize ideas, not people. Please avoid:

  • Name-calling
  • Ad hominem attacks
  • Responding to a post’s tone instead of its actual content
  • Knee-jerk contradiction

Instead, provide reasoned counter-arguments that improve the conversation.

1 Comment
Most Voted
Newest Oldest
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
You can call me AL
You can call me AL
2018-01-21 19:12

I do no think that this has anything to do with he Kashmir crisis – this is the Yankers stoking tension and as usual the Indian administration bending down and doing what they were told.

-1
Translate