At least 8 Pakistan Army soldiers killed by Indian Army in retaliatory firing

New Delhi: Seven to eight Pakistan Army soldiers killed in retaliatory firing by Indian Army in response to ceasefire violations from across Line of Control. The list of Pakistan Army soldiers killed includes two-three Pakistan Army Special Service Group (SSG) commandoes.

10-12 Pakistan Army soldiers were injured in the Indian Army firing in which a large number of Pakistan Army bunkers, fuel dumps, and launch pads have also been destroyed.

Pakistan Army:

Pakistan Army carried out unprovoked ceasefire violations in multiple sectors from Uri to Gurez along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir. Three Indian Army soldiers were killed in two separate locations in Jammu and Kashmir while foiling infiltration bids by Pakistan-backed terrorists and during ceasefire violation by Pakistan. While two soldiers were killed in Uri sector one was killed in the Gurez sector, Army sources said here.

"Four people who were injured during the ceasefire violation by Pakistan are admitted to the Uri sub-district hospital," Reyaz Ahmad Malik, SDM Baramulla district told news agency ANI.

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Northern Command issues statement:

"Pakistan initiated unprovoked Ceasefire Violation along the LoC spread across multiple sectors to include Dawar, Keran, Uri & Naugam. Pakistan used Mortars & other weapons. Also, Pakistan deliberately targeted civilian areas. Three Indian Army soldiers have been Killed in Action (KIA) and three soldiers injured. The Nation salutes their supreme sacrifice. Own troops retaliated strongly causing substantial damage to Pakistan Army's infrastructure and casualties across the LoC. Several ammunition dumps, FOL dumps and multiple terrorists launch pads have been damaged," Northern Command of the Indian Army said

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