India, Pakistan
border firing escalates rift
UN offers mediation
New Delhi: India-Pakistan tension escalated
afresh on Saturday, 1st October, 2016 as forces of the two countries exchanged fire
along the border in Jammu and Kashmir, sparking international concerns with UN
chief Ban-Ki Moon offering mediation to negotiate peace between the rival neighbours.
The skirmish in the Akhnoor sector of the International Boundary
that caused no casualties came days after India claimed to have conduced deadly
surgical strikes at terror launch pads in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
Defence sources in Jammu said Pakistan Rangers targeted Indian
posts and civilian areas with mortar bombs and heavy machine guns. Indian
border forces retaliated but no damage was reported on the either side, they
said.
Both sides accused the other of resorting to unprovoked fire in
the latest violation of the 2003 ceasefire agreement.
It was the fifth breach of the truce in the past four days when
military tension rose following the Indian covert anti-terror operation across
the Line of Control (LoC) – the 740 km de facto border that divides Jammu and
Kashmir between India and Pakistan.
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