Fourth Pakistani soldier killed in cross-border Indian firing

ISLAMABAD: Another Pakistani soldier was martyred due to Indian firing in Buttal Sector along the Line of Control (LoC), Inter-Services Public Relations Director General Major General Asif Ghafoor said on Friday.

In a tweet, DG ISPR said, “Another brave son of soil laid his life in the line of duty. Sepoy Muhammad Sheeraz embraced shahadat due to Indian firing in Buttal Sector along LoC.”

Another brave son of soil laid his life in the line of duty. Sepoy Muhammad Sheeraz embraced shahadat due to Indian firing in Buttal Sector along LOC. pic.twitter.com/BAozVnsuGY

— DG ISPR (@OfficialDGISPR) August 16, 2019

The number of troops killed in the cross-border Indian firing in the last 24 hours rose to four.

Three soldiers embraced martyrdom on Thursday as the Indian Army resorted to unprovoked firing along the Line of Control.

In retaliatory gunfire, Pakistan Army killed five Indian soldiers, injured many, and damaged bunkers across the LoC, DG ISPR said.

The firing prompted Pakistani Foreign Office to summon the Indian Deputy High Commissioner Gaurav Ahluwalia and record its protest against the violation of ceasefire agreement and firing on innocent civilians across the LoC.

According to the FO, Indian security forces on Tuesday had martyred a civilian in unprovoked firing in Tattapani sector. It had also said the Indian army was continuously targeting civilians on the Control Line and Working Boundary.