Kill 50 in Pakistan to avenge 5 Indian soldiers' deaths : Shiv Sena

O Indians, please note that spineless and inactive Indian government is not going to take any action against Pakistan. It will just send some 'peace messages' and mere 'warnings' to Pakistan, which was evident after beheading of Indian soldiers by coward Pakistani army. Only righteous and patriotic rulers like Shivaji Maharaj can give befitting reply to cunning enemy like Pakistan. To have such rulers, we have to establish Hindu Rashtra as early as possible ! - Editor

​New Delhi : Reacting to the killing of five Indian soldiers by the Pakistani troops along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, Shiv Sena spokesman Sanjay Raut on Tuesday expressed outrage over the incident.

Underlining the need to adopt a tougher stand while dealing with Pakistan after its repeated ceasefire violations, Raut said: "Till we (India) don't enter Pakistan and kill 50 of them for 5 of ours, they will not learn a lesson."

Defence sources said the Pakistani soldiers intruded into the Indian territory past midnight and ambushed the Sarla post on the Indian side of the LoC.

Five Indian soldiers were killed, the sources said.

The incident could cast a shadow on the resumption of the Indo-Pak dialogue process expected later this month.

Source : DNA

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Death of Indian soldiers unacceptable: Narendra Modi

Gujarat : "My heartfelt condolences to the families of the brave soldiers who laid down their lives in Poonch," he tweeted.

Describing the killing of Indian soldiers by Pakistani troops as "dastardly", Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today accused the Centre of being lax in securing the borders.

"Dastardly ambush by Pakistan last night at the Chakan da Bagh area of Poonch leading to death of five Indian soldiers is unacceptable," Modi said in a tweet.

"From China's intrusions to Pakistan's ambushes- UPA government has been absolutely lax in securing the Indian borders. When will Centre wake up?" Modi wrote on the micro-blogging site twitter.

"My heartfelt condolences to the families of the brave soldiers who laid down their lives in Poonch," he tweeted.

Late last night, Pakistani troops entered the Indian territory along the Line of Control in the Poonch sector in Jammu and Kashmir and ambushed a patrol killing five Indian soldiers.

A Subedar and four jawans of the 21 Bihar Unit were killed in the attack which took place at around 2 AM.

Source : DNA

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Pakistan troops kill 5 jawans after intruding 400 metres into India

Jammu : In an audacious and provocative attack, Pakistani troops entered Indian territory along the Line of Control in the Poonch sector in Jammu and Kashmir late on Monday night and ambushed a patrol killing five Indian soldiers.

The issue rocked Parliament on Tuesday with members in both Houses demanding a strong response from the Government. Both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were adjourned till noon.

Defence sources said the Pakistani soldiers, numbering about 20, intruded into the Indian territory past midnight and ambushed the patrol party at the Sarla post on the Indian side of the LoC. A Subedar and four jawans of the 21 Bihar Unit were killed in the attack which took place at around 2 AM, the sources said. ​The attack took place 450 metres from the LoC on the Indian side, they said.

BSF Head Constable Ram Niwas, who was wounded in Pakistan firing

However, Pakistan army on Tuesday denied that its troops had fired across Line of Control in the Poonch sector in Jammu and Kashmir killing five Indian soldiers. "No such incident has taken place on LoC as there was no violation of the ceasefire by our troops," a military official said. 

 Chief Minister Omar Abdullah tweeted, "(I) was briefed early this morning about the news that five of our soldiers had been killed on the LoC. My heartfelt condolences to their next of kin. "These incidents don't help efforts to normalise or even improve relations with Pak and call in to question the Pak Govt's recent overtures," he said.

Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh is taking stock of the situation, Army sources said in Delhi. The incident could cast a shadow on the resumption of the Indo-Pak dialogue process. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif are slated to meet in New York next month on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session. The dialogue process was put on hold following the beheading of an Indian soldier and another soldier's body found mutilated following the January 8 attack by Pakistani troops in the Poonch sector.

Union Minister Farooq Abdullah said the incident will affect the process of normalisation between India and Pakistan. "The hand of friendship cannot be extended from one side only. Pakistan has to stop the killings of Indian soldiers. The dialogue process cannot resume if such a situation continues," he said.

The Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Arun Jaitley said the incident has serious defence, security and foreign policy implications. BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said Government should come out with a clear-cut and firm response to the latest Pakistani attack which has become a weekly affair. Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi accused the Government of laxity in securing Indian borders. Gurudas Dasgupta of CPI said Government should take up the issue strongly with Pakistan.

Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Rajiv Shukla said Defence Minister A K Antony will make a statement in Parliament on the issue. Former Army Chief Shankar Roy Choudhary said India should be wary of any peace overtures of Pakistan. "This is a serious situation and requires a strong response from the Government," said former Foreign Secretary Lalit Mansingh.

The incident comes hours after a BSF jawan was injured in firing from across Indo-Pak border in Samba district of J-K. On July 27, another BSF jawan was injured when Pakistani troops violated ceasefire twice in the space of 10 hours by targeting Indian posts along the Indo-Pak border in Poonch and Kathua districts.

The Pakistani troops had used mortars, RPGs and heavy machine guns leading to heavy firing exchanges.

On July 3, Pakistan violated ceasefire when it fired on cops, who had gone to LoC in Sabzian, Poonch to collect the body of a Pakistani intruder killed in an IED blast on July 1. Pakistani troops fired on troops trying to evacuate injured porters after two were killed in IED attack by Pakistani militants along LoC in Poonch on July 8. On July 12, Pakistani Rangers fired on Indian forward posts in Pindi belt along International Border (IB) in Jammu district. Pakistani troops opened small arms firing on Indian posts in forward area along LoC in Poonch district on the night of July 22.

A senior Army officer told PTI that one Indian jawan was also injured in the latest Pakistani attack, triggering tension along the borderline. The injured soldier has been admitted to a hospital. "A party of six jawans was on routine patrolling between fencing and the post, when Pakistan troops attacked them by opening firing near Sarla battalion post area along LoC in Poonch district during pre-dawn time," he said, adding that the Pakistan Army had violated the ceasefire agreement.

The deceased jawans belonged to 21 Bihar Regiment post at Sarla forward area along the LoC in Chakan-Da-Bagh sector of Poonch. Giving details, the officer said the patrol had lost contact with the Army unit around 0115 hours, close to the time of the attack. "We sent a patrol to the area around 0530 hours today and found five jawans dead with gunshot wounds. One was injured and he is in utter shock," he said.

The bodies have been brought back to unit area, he said. Asked whether Pakistan's Border Action Team (BAT) was involved in the attack, he said it was carried out by the troops of 2 PoK Brigade, which is deployed in that sector. The officer said all the jawans have died of gunshot wounds and there was no beheading or mutilation of bodies. 

Source : Deccan Chronicle