New Delhi calls it “baseless” Claim
Islamabad, Feb 17 (KNB): Pakistan’s army on Friday late night claimed it killed five Indian soldiers when it destroyed their post in in retaliation against Indian sniper fire that struck a school van, killing the driver.
Army spokesman Maj. Gen. Asif Ghafoor and other officials said the Indian post near Tatta Pani village was “destroyed” after sniper fire earlier in the day hit a school van carrying children in Pakistan’s part of Kashmir, killing the driver and traumatizing students. Ghafoor vowed that Pakistan will always respond to “Indian terrorism against innocent citizens.”
The Indian army however, has denied Pakistan’s claim, saying there was no cease-fire violation from its side on Friday.
Pakistan says gunfire hit a Pakistani school van days after India said gunmen belonging to the Pakistan-based militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed were behind a weekend attack on an army camp in Indian-part of Kashmir. In that Saturday attack, gunmen stormed the Sunjuwan army camp and fought Indian troops, leaving five soldiers and one civilian dead. (KNB)
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