2023 India-Pakistan border skirmishes
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Part of the line of control (LoC) in the Sattwal sector of Azad Kashmir at a group of Pakistani Kashmiri shepherds from Tatrinote. Two Pakistani Kashmiris were killed and one critically injured as a result of this incident.[1][2][3]
It was the first instance of the February 2021 LoC truce being violated. [4][5] VictimsThree casualties were reported by the ISPR; Obaid Qayyum (22), Muhammad Qasim (55), and a third individual who has not been identified yet. They were residents of Tatrinote Village near Hajira.[6][1] Initially, one shepherd was reported killed while the other two were critically injured but one of the wounded shepherds later succumbed to his injuries.[1] ReactionsAfter the shootings, Pakistan publicly condemned the killings and summoned the Indian The Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir; Chaudhry Anwarul Haq, also condemned the killings terming India's belligerence as "the biggest threat to peace and stability in the region" and appealed for international intervention by the United Nations and the Security Council.[8] See alsoReferences
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