2013 India-Pakistan border incident
| 2013 India-Pakistan border incidents | |||||
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| Part of the Indo-Pakistani conflicts and Kashmir conflict |
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 The Map of Line of Control, 2013 |
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| Belligerents | |||||
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 Indian Army
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 Pakistan Army
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||
 Gen. Bikram Singh(Chief of Army Staff)  Sushil Kumar Shinde(Minister of Home Affairs) |
 Gen. Ashfaq Pervez(Ex.Chief of Army Staff) Gen. Raheel Sharif(Chief of Army Staff) Lt.Gen. Khalid Nawaz Khan(Ex.Corps Commander) Lt.Gen. Qamar Javid(Corps Commander)  Sartaj Aziz(National Security Adviser) |
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| Units involved | |||||
 IA Northern Command
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X Corps | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
| 14 soldiers and 1 civilian killed | 9 soldiers and 4 civilians killed | ||||
India
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.
After talks between Lieutenant General Vinod Bhatia and Major General Ashfaq Nadeem, an understanding was reached to de-escalate the situation. But the skirmishes continued despite peace efforts by the countries resulting in 8 Indian casualties in total and 9 Pakistani casualties till August. Civilians were also affected adversely by the border skirmishes.
On 9 October 2014 Indian media claimed that a total of 9 military personal and 6 civilians were killed on Pakistani side. 12 Indian soldiers and 1 civilian were killed on Indian side
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. The Military Intelligence of India claimed that the operation was carried out by Anwar Khan, from Azad Kashmir, who was hired by the Pakistan's Inter-services Intelligence for ₨0.5 million (US$4,700).
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