Pakistani soldiers martyred in fresh border clash

At least three Pakistani soldiers were martyred in a clash with Indian border guards on the disputed Kashmir border, the military said Tuesday.

The incident, the latest in a series of border clashes between the two nuclear neighbours in recent years, occurred in the Rawlakot sector’s Rakhchakri area along the Line of Control (LoC), a de facto border that divides the disputed Himalayan valley between the two countries, after a break of only a couple of weeks.

One soldier was also injured in the clash, according to a statement  issued by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the army’s media wing.

“The Pakistan army responded effectively. [There are] reports of casualties on the Indian side,” the statement added.