INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Pakistan&s army claimed on Saturday that two civilians were killed by Indian forces in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, the first
such conflict since a ceasefire in 2021 between the two nuclear-armed South Asian neighbours, Reuters reported.A group of shepherds in
Sattwal sector at the Line of Control (LoC), the de facto border between the two countries, were hit, the army said in a statement, warning
it reserves a right to strike back.&The Indian Army, in a display of its usual inhumane approach towards innocent Kashmiris, opened
indiscriminate fire onto a group of shepherds in Sattwal Sector,& the statement said.The Indian army did not respond to a request for
comment.According to Reuters in 2021, the two sides agreed in a rare joint statement to a ceasefire along the disputed border in the scenic
valley.Both India and Pakistan lay claim over the disputed territory, but each control half of it
The two countries have fought three wars, two over Kashmir, since their independence from British rule in 1947.The two armies in 2019 almost
came to the brink of war, scrambling jets and shooting down a warplane after Indian planes intruded Pakistan airspace in what New Delhi said
was to target a militant training camp, read the report.Condemning the killings and ceasefire violation, the Pakistani foreign office
summoned the Indian envoy to register a protest, the statement said.The post Pakistan army says two civilians killed by Indian forces first
