Times of Islamabad

Indian Army opens fire on AJK PM helicopter near LoC: Sources

Indian Army opens fire on AJK PM helicopter near LoC: Sources

MUZAFFABAD – Indian Army opened fire on the helicopter of Azad Jammu andKashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider on Sunday.

As per reports, the firing occurred in Taraori village, which is near theLine of Control (LoC). Luckily, he was saved and also no loss of lifereported. PM Haider had gone to the village to condole the death ofChaudhry Abdul Aziz’s brother.

In spite the information about the AJK PM’s arrival, the Indian forcesattacked on the civilian helicopter of AJK. The Indian claimed that theymistakenly thought the helicopter of Raja Farooq Haider belonged to thePakistan Army.

The attack comes a day after Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi saidthat India is responsible for terrorist attacks in Pakistan. Whileaddressing the United Nations General Assembly, he said that India wasbehind the Army Public School Peshawar and Mastung attacks.

The minister also said that should not test their patience and Pakistanwill give a full response if India resorted to aggression on the Line ofControl.