Jammu,
\nThe Army struck hard as it killed seven Pakistani soldiers and injured four others in the Mendhar sector of Poonch district today.<\/p>\n
The action is being seen as revenge for the death of Lance Naik Yogesh Bhadane, who was killed in a ceasefire violation in the Sunderbani sector of Rajouri district on January 13.<\/p>\n
Sources said Indian soldiers crossed the Line of Control (LoC) and killed seven Pakistani soldiers. \u201cFour other Pakistani soldiers were injured in the action with no injuries reported on the Indian side,\u201d said a source.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur operation was in retaliation to Pakistani provocation of January 13 in which Lance Naik Yogesh Bhadane was killed,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Pakistan has confirmed the death of its four soldiers and issued a statement reading: \u201cThe troops were busy in line communication maintenance along the LoC in Jandrot-Kotli sector when they were fired upon and hit with heavy mortars by Indian forces.\u201d<\/p>\n
This is the first major strike by the Indian Army this year against the Pakistani troops along the LoC. In the past also, the Army has been retaliating strongly whenever Pakistan violates the ceasefire agreement and kills Indian soldiers.<\/p>\n
Today\u2019s action came a day after the Army Chief called for ramping up the heat on Pakistan to cut the flow of cross-border terror activities.<\/p>\n
Pakistan\u2019s Inter-Service Public Relations had claimed that three Indian soldiers were killed and a \u201cfew injured\u201d in an exchange of fire, but the claim was rejected by the Army here. \u201cWe haven\u2019t lost any soldier in the action,\u201d said an Army officer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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