Skirmishes occurred frequently along the India-Pakistan border and Line of Control in Kashmir between January and October 2013. Several soldiers and civilians were killed on both sides due to cross-border firing and shelling incidents. The reactions in India were overwhelmingly angry, with protests against Pakistan and demands for retaliation, while Pakistan denied many of India's allegations and called for upholding the ceasefire agreement.

3. 2013 India–Pakistan border
skirmishes
The 2013 India–Pakistan border incidents was a series of armed skirmishes along
the Line of Control (LoC) in the disputed Kashmir area. Starting from the mid-
January 2013, they have been described as the "worst bout of fighting in the
region in nearly 10 years". It began on 6 January 2013, when according to
Pakistani reports Indian forces attacked a Pakistani border post, killing one
soldier. Indian authorities claimed the incident as a retaliation against preceding
Pakistani ceasefire violations, but denied having crossed the demarcation line. In
a second skirmish on 8 January, Indian authorities said that Pakistani forces
crossed the LoC, killing two Indian soldiers. The incident sparked outrage in India
and harsh reactions by the Indian army and government over the news that the
body of one of the soldiers had been beheaded. Pakistan denied these
reports.On 15 January, a third skirmish reportedly led to the death of another
Pakistani soldier.

5. Incidents
In January
The aincident happened between Chhatri and Atma outposts on the LoC in Mankote area of
Krishna Ghati, Jammu and Kashmir, at 10:30 am on 8 January 2013. According to the Indian
Army, a Pakistan Army "Border Action Team", wearing black combat uniforms, crossed over
the LoC and ambushed an Indian Army patrol team 600 metres inside Indian-controlled
territory. They reported that the Pakistani soldiers took advantage of the foliage and dense
fog and opened fire on an area-domination unit of Sector 10, killing two soldiers of 13
Rajputana Rifles and injuring two others. The Sector-10 headquarters in Mendhar area of
Poonch district was operating under the Rajouri-based 25th Division.
According to the Indian Army, the skirmish lasted for approximately 30 minutes, after which
the intruders retreated from the Indian territory. Two soldiers, Lance Naik Hemraj and
Lance Naik Sudhakar Singh, were killed and their bodies were apparently found mutilated,
with one decapitated. The bodies were then recovered and the injured soldiers were
airlifted and admitted to the Indian Army's Command Hospital.

6. In February
Another incident occurred when on 15 February, a Pakistani
soldier was killed in a firefight with Indian troops when he
accidentally crossed over the line of control, injuring two Indian
soldiers.[4]
In June
On 7 June 2013, a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of Indian
Army was killed in cross-border firing with Pakistani troops in
Sabjian area of Mandi sector along the Line of Control (LoC) in
Poonch district. The deceased was identified as JCO Naib Subedar
Bachan Singh 3 Garhwal Rifles

7. In July
In a press-release, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that a Pakistan Army
soldier was killed and another was seriously injured in July firing by Indian troops from
across the Line of Control (LoC) in the disputed region of Kashmir. The incident took
place on Rawlakot’s Nezapir sector near the LoC at about 10:30 am on Saturday, 27 July
2013. Pakistan's soldier Asim Iqbal, a resident of a village near Rawalpindi, was killed in
the firing and soldier Naik Mohammad Khan was critically wounded.[42][43]
On the night of 30 July 2013, Indian troops operating on the Line of Control kidnapped
four Pakistani Kashmiri men. The men, identified as Zafran Ghulam Sarwar, Shah Zaman,
Muhammad Faisal and Wajid Akbar, were killed near the Katwar post according to Indian
police documentation. India claimed the men were intruders. This was disputed by
Pakistan, according to whom the men were local civilians plucking herbs and had strayed
close to the Line of Control when they were abducted by the Indians.[22][44][45][46] Locals
and an Indian police official noted that it would be "unusual for an infiltrating group of
four terrorists to possess only one assault rifle, and no grenades or communication
equipment" and that at least two of the men were wearing rubber flip-flops. These
killings are believed to have sparked off the border skirmishes in early August.[22]

8. In August
On 5 August 2013, some exchanges were reported on the LoC during which Indian Border
Security Force head constable Ram Niwas Meena was injured in sniper firing in the Samba
district. Meena later succumbed to his injuries on 11 August.[8][47]
On 6 August 2013, five Indian army soldiers were killed in firing by Pakistani Special Forces at
the Line of Control (LoC) as they slept in a temporary shelter.[48] Pakistan was accused by
Indian Army over the incident, with Pakistan's ambush over an army patrol in the Poonch
area in Jammu and Kashmir region which lead to protests at the Pakistan Embassy in New
Delhi. Pakistan Army denied the charges.[49] The Pakistan High Commission was attacked by
Indian mobs in protest to the killings. Hours after the incident, firing continued on the
border during which two Pakistani soldiers were wounded.[50]
On 8 August 2013, Indian troops opened fire wounding a Pakistani male civilian along the
Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir. The injured Kaka Sana was evacuated to a hospital.[51]
On 11 August 2013 there were media reports of sporadic exchanges of fire across the LOC
from both sides. It was reported that one Indian border guard had been injured during the
incident.[52][53]

9. On 12 August 2013, Pakistani sources reported that a civilian was killed as a result of
"unprovoked Indian shelling." A district officer stated that the firing occurred on a Pakistani
village about 500 metres from the border. A Pakistani military official said Pakistani troops
were responding to the firing.[21] In Islamabad, the Indian Deputy High Commissioner was
summoned by the Foreign Office of Pakistan, during which Pakistan called upon India to
uphold the ceasefire agreement on the LoC.[54]
On 14 August 2013, a 60 year old Pakistani civilian, Saki Muhammad, was killed by Indian firing
and his teenage daughter Nabeela was injured.[23][55] According to Pakistani military sources,
Indian forces were targeting civilian settlements in "unprovoked firing",[23] adding: "We did
respond to the shelling to silence their guns. But we target only military installations across
the Line of Control and not the civilian populations."[56]
On 15 August 2013, mortal shelling from the Indian side injured six Pakistani civilians in Kotli,
Azad Kashmir.[12] Simultaneously, three Indian soldiers were injured and a civilian killed by
Pakistani firing on the Indian side the same day.[12]
On 21 August, a Pakistan Army captain named Sarfaraz was killed and another soldier, Yasin,
injured due to Indian cross-firing. According to reports, the Indian army began firing at 11.15
pm on 20 August near Skardu, which was followed by retaliation from the Pakistani side. The
exchanges continued until 2 am.[17] On 22 August, two Pakistani soldiers, identified as Habib
and Gul Wahab, were killed as a result of Indian firing.[18][57][58][59]
On 24 August, continued firing from India killed one more Pakistani soldier and injured a
woman. The death of the soldier brings the death toll of Pakistani soldiers in August to at least
four.[19] On 25 August, a woman died and seven other civilians were injured near Muzaffarabad
on the Pakistani side, following cross-border shelling by Indian forces.[60]

10. In September
On 18 September,Continued firing and shelling from Indian sides killed one women and several
injured in September.[61] To initiate the peace talk between two rivalry countries due to
increase tension on LoC,Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif met with Indian Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh in New York.The Prime Mninsters from both countries agreed that they need
to stop the recent attacks in the disputed Kashmir region in order for peace talks to
advance.[62]
In October
After peace talk between Prime Ministers in New York,On 5 and 11 October, two children of 14
month and 11 years were killed by continuous Indian Firing towards Azad Kashmir.[63][64] On 15
October,one Indian troop named Lance Naik Mohd Firoz Khan of Rashtriya Rifles Battalion was
killed by Pakistani LoC Firing.[65] On 17 October,a member of the paramilitary was killed "due
to continuous unprovoked firing by Indian Border Security forces" near the eastern city of
Pakistan, Sialkot.[66] On 18 October, a civilian from Azad Kashmir named Sajjad was killed due
to crossfire between troops across the LoC.[67] Another incident of ceasefire violation occurred
on 21 October near Sialkot sector where two more Pakistani civilians were killed by continued
Indian shelling.[68] on 22 October One BSF jawan killed, 4 injured in another ceasefire violation
by Pakistan Rangers at RS Pura sector [69] According to Indian army officials, an Indian soldier
was killed on October 28 due to firing and shelling by Pakistani troops along the LoC

11. Reactions
India
The reaction in India was overwhelmingly one of anger. Then Indian Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh said that this incident had seriously damaged the ongoing peace process
and "after this dastardly act, there can’t be business as usual with Pakistan." Bikram Singh,
the Chief of Army Staff of India said that "We reserve the right to retaliate at a time of our
choosing."[72] Bikram Singh also said,"The attack on January 8 was premeditated, a pre-
planned activity. Such an operation requires planning, detailed reconnaissance."[73]
Then Indian Leader of Opposition, Sushma Swaraj said that "If Pakistan does not return the
severed head of the martyred soldier Hemraj, India should get at least 10 heads from the other
side". She also said that the Indian government had to avenge the death of the two soldiers.
Protests took place outside the Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi, and the protesters
painted Pakistan Murdabad (Death to Pakistan) on its walls.[74]
The Indian Army also released the photos of landmines planted by Pakistan in Indian-
controlled land, though Pakistan refused to acknowledge any such act.[75]
The then Indian Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde alleged on 9 January that the 2008
Mumbai attacks mastermind and Lashkar-e-Toiba founder Hafiz Saeed has visited the Indo-
Pakistani border a few days before the Indian soldiers were killed. He cited intelligence
obtained by Indian intelligence agencies, and said that they were trying to obtain more details
on the visit. However, Saeed rejected the claim, calling it a "blatant lie" and challenged the
Indian government to prove the allegation. He said that India was trying to shift focus from its
internal problems and was exploiting the sentiments against Pakistan.[76][77]

12. OUR FORCES

13. RESUT OF

15. Thank you
I HOPE THAT BOTH THE COUNTRIES WILL (INDIA)AND(PAKISTAN )WILL MAKE PEACE AND
WILL BECOME THE BEST EXAMPLE OF TWO COUNTRIES FRIENDSHIP