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Monday, July 10, 2017, 15:22
Army: Pakistani forces kill Indian 4 soldiers, destroy 2 posts
By Xinhua
Monday, July 10, 2017, 15:22 By Xinhua

Indian army soldiers and civilians pay tribute to Mohd Shoukat, an off duty soldier who was killed during firing from across the Line of Control between India and Pakistan in Gulpur sector of Poonch district about 230km north of Jammu, during his funeral in Mendhar on July 8, 2017. (Photo / AFP)

ISLAMABAD – Pakistani forces have destroyed two Indian posts and killed four soldiers in retaliation for the killing of five Pakistani civilians in Indian shelling, the military said early Monday.

"Pakistan Army befittingly responded on July 9th causing substantial losses to men and material. Two Indian Army posts firing on innocent civilians have been destroyed. Four Indian soldiers killed," the army said.

Earlier on Sunday, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said Indian troops killed five civilians in "unprovoked firing" along the Line of Control (LoC) in the disputed Kashmir region.

The army's Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement Monday: "Pakistan Army shall protect civil population against unprovoked Indian aggression at all cost."

The Indian Army initiated "unprovoked fire" across the LoC in Rawalakot Sector, targeting innocent civil population in village Tetrinote, Manwa, Satwal and Chaffar with mortars and rockets fire, resulting in death of five innocent citizens including four women and an old man while injuring another five people including three young girls, said the statement.

An Indian paramilitary soldier runs for cover as Kashmiri protesters throw rocks and bricks at him during a protest in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, July 8, 2017. Residents in Indian-controlled Kashmir clashed with government forces Saturday as they defied a stringent curfew on the anniversary of the killing of a charismatic rebel leader, whose death triggered open defiance against Indian rule. (Dar Yasin / AP)

Earlier on Sunday, Pakistan summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner JP Singh for the second time in two days to lodge a formal protest over the ceasefire violations that resulted in the death of the five Pakistani civilians.

Director General of South Asian Desk at the Foreign Ministry Mohammad Faisal condemned the "unprovoked ceasefire violations by the Indian occupation forces," the Foreign Ministry said.

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