In A Rare Phone Call Pakistani And Indian Military Commanders Accuse Each Other Over Recent Border Clashes

Army Soldiers stand guard near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch. Photo Credit: PTI

AFP: Pakistani, Indian military commanders trade barbs in rare call

Indian and Pakistani military commanders fired off heated accusations Monday in a rare telephone conversation between the nuclear-armed rivals over repeated cross-border firing in disputed Kashmir.

During the call initiated by Islamabad on a hotline, Pakistan's director-general of military operations lambasted his Indian counterpart for targeting "innocent civilians" near the Line of Control (LoC) -- the de facto border dividing the region.

"Indian troops are deliberately targeting innocent civilians including children... such deliberate actions are of serious concern and a violation of the 2003 agreement," said Major-General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, according to a statement.

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WNU Editor: This phone call probably heightened tensions rather than alleviate them.