YEMEN Press Agency

3 Pakistani soldiers killed by Indian shelling

SANAA, April 2 (YPA) – The Pakistani army announced on Tuesday that three of its soldiers were killed and one wounded as a result of “unjustified” shelling of the Indian-controlled part of the disputed Kashmir region.

“Three of our courageous sons have committed their lives in duty,” according to a press statement of the Pakistan Armed Forces Press Office, adding, “The bombing took place specifically in the Rafalkot area.

The statement also said that, in response to Indian actions, the Pakistani army “effective response”.

No data has yet been available on potential Indian casualties.

Tension between India and Pakistan has increased since the Kashmir offensive, which killed 40 Indian policemen on February 14, Which New Delhi responded by launching an air strike on a camp in Pakistani Kashmir belonging to the “Army of Mohammed”, which adopted the attack.

Thereafter, air strikes on 26 February, during which the Pakistani air force dropped an Indian fighter aircraft, briefly captured its commander, before handing him over to the Indian authorities by land on a peace gesture.