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India–Pakistan border skirmishes (2014–present)

India–Pakistan border skirmishes (2014–2015)
Part of Indo-Pakistani conflicts
and Kashmir conflict
Kashmir map.svg
The Map of Line of Control, 2014
Date 6 July 2014 (2014-07-06) – 2 November 2015 (2015-11-02)
(1 year, 3 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
Location Line of Control and International Border
Status Status quo ante bellum
Belligerents

 India

 Pakistan

Commanders and leaders
Flag of the President of India.svg Pranab Mukherjee
(President of India)
Flag of Indian Army.svg Gen. Dalbir Singh Suhag
(Chief of Army Staff)
Flag of Indian Army.svg Lt.Gen. D. S. Hooda
(GOC-in-C, Northern Command)
India Rajnath Singh
(Minister of Home Affairs)
India Manohar Parrikar
(Minister of Defence)
Presidential Standard of Pakistan.svg Mamnoon Hussain
(President of Pakistan)
Flag of the Pakistani Army.svg Gen. Raheel Sharif
(Chief of Army Staff)
Flag of the Pakistani Army.svg Lt.Gen. Malik Zafar
(X Corps Commander-Present)
Flag of the Pakistani Army.svg Lt.Gen. Kamar Javaid
(X Corps Commander 2014–15)
Flag of the Pakistani Army.svg Maj.Gen. Umer Faroq
(DG Punjab Rangers-Present)
Flag of the Pakistani Army.svg Maj.Gen. Khan Tahir
(DG Punjab Rangers 2014–15)
Naval Jack of Pakistan.svg RAdm Jamil Akhtar
(DG M. S Agency-present)
Naval Jack of Pakistan.svg RAdm Ather Mukhtar
(DG M. S Agency-2014-15)
Pakistan Lt.Gen. Naseer Khan
(NTL Sec. Advsr 2015–present)
Pakistan Sartaj Aziz
(NTL Sec. Advsr 2014–15)
Pakistan Nisar Ali Khan
(Interior Minister of Pakistan)
Units involved
IA Northern Command.jpg IA Northern Command
BSF Logo.svg BSF
X-corps.gif X Corps
Punjab Rangers
Pakistan Navy emblem.svg Navy Security Agency
CG-Logo.png Coast Guards
Casualties and losses
17 soldiers and 34 civilians killed(per India)
18 additional soldier deaths, 1 soldier captured and 1 drone destroyed (Pakistani claim)
7 soldiers and 53–54 civilians killed(per Pakistan)
21 additional soldier deaths (Indian claim)

 India

 Pakistan

The India–Pakistan border skirmishes (2014–2015) were a series of armed skirmishes and firing exchanges between the Border Security Force and Pakistan Rangers along the Line of Control (LoC) in the disputed Kashmir region, as well as Punjab. Started from mid-July 2014, military officials and media reports of both countries gave different accounts of the incidents, each accusing the other of initiating the hostilities. The incident sparked outrage both in Pakistan and India and harsh reactions by the Indian and Pakistan armed forces and governments.

Later in October 2014, the situation became aggressive, following which Indian Defence Minister Arun Jaitley urged Pakistan to stop "unprovoked" firing and warned that the response by India would be "unaffordable". His Pakistani counterpart, Khawaja Asif replied to the warning with subtle mention of "nuclear power" that the country would be able to respond "befittingly" to the "Indian aggression". On 12 October 2014, Pakistan's Foreign and National Security Adviser, Sartaj Aziz, sent a letter to UN and appealed to resolve the crises. However, the United Nations ignored Pakistan's proposal to intervene in the crisis and reiterated that the dispute be resolved through bilateral discussions.


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