Army Jawan from Astore Embraces Martyrdom as a result of Indian Army Firing at LoC

According to a latest press release by Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), two Pakistan Army soldiers have embraced martyrdom at Line of Control (LoC) in Azad Kashmir. According to details, Indian Army started cross border firing at about 2:30 AM on Thursday. One of the Army Jawans, who gave their lives to protect the nation, was from Astore district of Gilgit-Baltistan.

Havildar Jumma Khan had been inducted into Pakistan Army 16 years ago. He was married and had one son and two daughters.

Photo of Shaheed Havildar Jumma Khan

Naik Imtiaz, the other Army Jawan who embraced martyrdom, belonged to Faisalabad. He was also married and had three daughters.

Photo of Shaheed Naik Imtiaz

The Shaheed Army jawans will be be laid to rest in their respective hometowns.

The images of both Jawans were published on ISPR’s website and social media channels. A statement on ISPR’s Facebook page was published on Thursday evening.

There has been no surgical strike by India,instead there had been cross border fire initiated and conducted by India which is existential phenomenon. As per rules of engagement same was strongly and befittingly responded by Pakistani troops.

The notion of surgical strike linked to alleged terrorists bases is an illusion being deliberately generated by Indian to create false effects.This quest by Indian establishment to create media hype by rebranding cross border fire as surgical strike is fabrication of truth. Pakistan has made it clear that if there is a surgical strike on Pakistani soil, same will be strongly responded.

However, India insists that its army  has destroyed terror launchpads in surgical strikes along LoC. In

Funeral prayers in absentia were held in Kashmir, as Tweeted by an independent journalist.

People assembled in the premises of Jamia Masjid where they offered funeral prayers in absentia for the slain #Pakistan Soldiers.

— Haziq Qadri (@haziq_qadri) September 29, 2016

The relations between India and Pakistan are quite tensed after Uri attacks. India accused Pakistan was behind the attacks which Pakistan denied.

Four heavily armed terrorists had attacked an Indian Army base near Uri in the Indian-administered state of Jammu and Kashmir on 18 September 2016. It was reported as “the deadliest attack on security forces in Kashmir in two decades”. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, though the terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed is suspected of being involved in the planning and execution of the attack. At the time of the attack, the Kashmir Valley region was at the center of unrest, during which 85 civilians had been killed and thousands injured in clashes with security forces.

India had warned Pakistan that it may carry out surgical strikes to destroy militant bases supported by Pakistan.