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In a shocking incident, two units of the Indian Army on the night between April 25 and 26 reportedly opened fire on each other along the Line of Control (LoC), resulting in the deaths of five Sikh soldiers.

As per the details, the 185 Battalion of the Border Security Force (BSF), stationed in the Baramulla sector of held Kashmir, opened fire on the 13 Sikh Light Infantry Regiment of the 12th Brigade in the Japala Bridge area.

The exchange of fire among the Indian units has reportedly left Sikh soldiers of the 13 Sikh Light Regiment enraged, reports said.

Cause of the incident has not yet been revealed.

Meanwhile, Pakistan Army on Tuesday shot down an Indian quadcopter for violating airspace along the LoC, state-run Radio Pakistan and PTV News reported citing security sources.

Reports said that Pakistan Army, while acting swiftly, foiled the enemy’s malicious intention of attempting to conduct surveillance using a quadcopter in the Manawar sector of Bhimber.

“The Pakistan Army is always ready to give an immediate and effective response to any aggression from the enemy,” reports quoted a statement as saying.

It merits a mention that both incidents come amid escalating tensions and war rhetoric between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.

Two Pakistani guests ended up fighting and abusing each other live on air during the programme of warmongering Indian anchor Arnab Goswami on Monday, where they were invited to give their analysis on the April 22 Pahalgam attack in Indian-Occupied Kashmir.

Representing Pakistan on Indian channel Republic TV, Abdul Samad Yaqoob, claiming affiliation with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), and Irshad Khan, who claimed to be associated with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), hurled accusations at each other live on air.

The verbal spat reportedly erupted when Irshad accused Yaqoob of speaking against Pakistani institutions.

“I am proud of being a Pakistani soldier. I feel sorry for the Abdul Samad Yaqoob type of shameless person who speaks against state institutions… His words will lead him to consequences,” Irshad said.

Yaqoob hit back, alleging that Irshad does not belong to the PML-N, but “is a stooge of an intelligence agency”.

Yaqoob’s harsh language prompted Irshad to call him back “a PTI stooge”. To which Yaqoob replied, “I am a soldier of Imran Khan.”

“You should be proud of being a Pakistani,” Irshad says to Yaqoob, to which the latter, while deflecting from the debate, brought the Pakistan national politics into the Indian screen. He began telling Irshad about the recent arrest of PTI worker Sanam Javed.

During the whole show, the notorious Goswami repeatedly tried to escalate the argument between the two, pushing for a more intense confrontation.

Moments later, PML-N’s Uzma Kardar joined the debate. Maintaining that Yaqoob had gone “bonkers”, she said, Yaqoob was a supporter of a man “who for more than three years kept saying ‘I am on one page with the establishment”.

With Kardar and Yaqoob at each other’s throats, Goswami chimed in, “Look at what’s happening inside Pakistan… these people are going to fight us. They’re gonna attack us.”

Yaqoob descended to personal attacks on Kardar, calling her unworthy and age-shaming her.

A notification widely shared by Indians on social media claiming mass resignations in the Pakistan Army following an attack in Indian-administered Kashmir has been found to be fake.

Claim: The notification was initially shared by an Indian account named Aditya Raj Kaul, with the caption “Huge. Mass resignations are being reported in the Pakistan Army as morale is at its lowest under Asim Munir’s leadership.”

The notification with the subject “Reinforcing Duty and Discipline” reads, “The incident done by our mujahideens in Pahalgam has escalated, and now there are fears of war with India, leading to huge requests for resignation and desertion among army personnel.”

One directive given in the document reads, “As mujahideen of Pakistan, your commitment to defend is sacred. Reject fear and stand firm.”

In another directive, it has been asserted that any unauthorised resignation or desertion from service will face strict action under the Pakistan Army Act, 1952.

Fact: The notification was found to be fake, as it bore the name of Major General Faisal Mehmood Malik, HI (M), Director General, Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR).

The current DG ISPR is Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry.

The notification ends with “Pakistan Jinabad”, a misspelt version of the patriotic slogan “Pakistan Zindabad.”

Viewing the visible mistakes, the notification proved to be fake.

Indian women married to Pakistani nationals on Sunday created a ruckus at the Attari-Wagah border after being denied entry into Pakistan. However, their children, who hold Pakistani passports, were allowed to cross the border. 

Speaking to reporters at the Pak-India border, a woman who identified herself as Afsheen Jahangir said that she was refused entry into Pakistan, while her four-year-old child, a Pakistani national, was sent into the country. 

Afsheen said that she had married a Pakistani national 11 years ago. “I was here (India) to meet my parents on a one-month visa. Within 48 hours, they [the Indian government] issued a directive to leave the country.”

She lambasted the Indian government for not maintaining a clear policy for those whose children are Pakistani nationals but whose mothers are Indian nationals, saying, “My husband is standing on the other side of the border. I want to go to Pakistan.”

Waving the paper, Afsheen claimed that she is half Pakistani. “Is it my fault that I was not awarded the full nationality,” she questioned.

Another mother, who was accompanying her children, said she had been living in Pakistan for the last 20 years. She said, “I have applied for a nationality in Pakistan. My children are Pakistani nationals. I have all the documents of my husband’s nationality. I arrived in India on a one-month visa to meet my parents. After hearing the news, we left the house to enter Pakistan. Why has my entry into Pakistan been barred? What is my fault?”

When questioned whether she would opt to send her children bearing Pakistani nationality into Pakistan, she  asked, “How can I send my children alone via the border?”

Another mother said that she belongs to Delhi and was married in Karachi. However, she was also stopped at the border. “I had arrived in India to see my mother, who is a heart patient. I have four children. My husband and father-in-law are standing at the border in Lahore. I am being denied entry into Pakistan. I have an Indian passport. However, my children have Pakistani passports,” she stated. 

Mothers are being affected as India, following last Tuesday’s attack in Pahalgam in India Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), ordered Pakistani nationals to leave the country within 48 hours.

In response to India’s decision, Pakistan also issued a directive instructing the Indian nationals to leave the country within 48 hours.