On November 22, Pakistan resorted to yet another brutal act. Three Indian soldiers were killed in the Machil sector along the Line of Control (LOC). The suspected Border Action Team (BAT) of Pakistan terribly mutilated the body of an Indian army soldier and killed two others when they ambush counter-infiltration patrol on the LoC at Machil sector of Kupwara district.

The Indian Army has vowed revenge, saying, "The cowardly incident will be responded to appropriately." This is for the second time in a month Pakistan has mutilated the bodies of Indian soldiers.

Taking barbarism to new heights, militants backed by Pakistan on October 28 mutilated the body of an Indian Army soldier Mandeep Singh close to the LoC in the Machil sector.

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After the Indian surgical strike inside PoK on September 29, Pakistan appears to be perplexed and is resorting to illegal firing and shelling in the civilian areas. Pakistan has endlessly violated ceasefire since the surgical strike and is being given a befitting reply by the Indian forces. In the past 54 days after the September 29, surgical strike India and Pakistan locked in a tit-for-tat firing along the LoC. India has lost 17 soldiers that includes army and BSF troops. The casualty on the Pakistani side is much more than India but it refuses to accept it.

There has been a steady rise in ceasefire violations by the Pakistani side. There is considerable rise in attempt by terrorists from Pakistan to sneak into Jammu and Kashmir post surgical strike by Indian Army. According to government figures in 2016 there have been as many as 167 ceasefire violations along the Line of Control(LOC) and International Border(IB) under operational control of Army (till November 14) and another 210 Ceasefire Violations along International Border under operational control of BSF (till November-1).

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While India has made honest and sincere efforts to normalize relationship with Pakistan, it always betrayed us in return. After Uri attack India succeeded in isolating Pakistan in International arena. In a tough move to teach Pakistan a harsh lesson India carried out surgical strike in PoK on September 29,2016 to destroy the terror hotbeds.

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India's response

Unfortunately nothing has changed since surgical strike. According to some reports post surgical strike, Pakistan has violated ceasefire over 100 times. There is mini war type situation prevails along the India-Pakistan border and our hostile neighbour. Pakistan has learn no lesson from surgical strike. Now the question is how India should respond to Pakistan's continued hostility towards India. Whether India should hit back with full force or should go for another surgical strike. The Indian government should have to take a bold step so that the justice should be done to the families of 17 martyrs who lost their lives post surgical strike.

TOTAL JAWANS KILLED: 17

ARMY JAWANS: 12

BSF JAWANS: 5

A list of Indian soldiers killed during Pakistan firing post surgical strikes:

Nov 22, 2016: Three soldiers were killed in an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Machil area. The body of one of the soldiers was mutilated.

Nov 21, 2016: BSF head constable Rai Singh was killed when Pakistani troops fired mortar shells on forward Indian positions at Tarkundi in Rajouri district.

Nov 12, 2016: An army jawan was killed in ceasefire violation on the Line of Control (LoC) in Keran sector of north Kashmir's Kupwara district.

Nov 9, 2016: An Army jawan was killed in sniper fire from across the Line of Control in Machael sector of J&K's Kupwara district.

Nov 8, 2016: Two Army jawans were killed when a 120-mm mortar bomb fired by the Pakistani troops landed and exploded near an Army truck in Nausheha sector along the de facto border in Rajouri district.

Nov 6, 2016: Sepoy Gursewak Singh (24) of 22 Sikh and Naik Rajinder Narayan Tukpare of 22 Maratha Light Infantry were killed to heavy shelling and firing in Krishna Ghati and Saujiyan sectors in Poonch district this morning.

Oct 28, 2016: One more BSF Nitin Subhash from Maharashtra martyred in operation during cover fire in Kupwara area in Machhil sector.

Oct 28, 2016: Army soldier 26 year old Mandeep was mutilated by a militant in Kupwara's Machhil near LoC while the army was engaged in cross-border firing with Pakistan's army.

Oct 27, 2016: Rifleman Sandeep Singh Rawat laid down his life while fighting infiltrating militants in Trangdhar sector of Kupwara district.

Oct 27, 2016: BSF Head Constable Jitendra Kumar was martyred during CFA violation in RS Pura and Arnia sectors along the International Border in Jammu district.

Oct 23, 2016: BSF jawan Sushil kumar was martyred during a ceasefire violation by Pakistan along the International Border in RS Pura Sector.

Oct 22, 2016: BSF jawan Gurnam Singh who was injured on October 20 was martyred.

Oct 16, 2016: Army sepoy Sudees Kumar was martyred due to sniper fire at a forward post in Balakote sector (Poonch district).

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CIVILIANS KILLED-

12 civilians killed (till November,10) according to a Rajya Sabha query.

JAWAN'S BEING MUTILATED-

Nov 22, 2016: The body of one of the soldiers was found tortured and mutilated.

Oct 28, 2016: Militants backed by Pakistan on October 28 mutilated the body of an Indian Army soldier Mandeep Singh close to the LoC in the Machil sector.

CFA VIOLATIONS

Minister of State for Defence Dr. Subhash Bhamre told the Lok Sabha on November 18, 2016 that there have been as many as 167 ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LC) and International Border (IB) under operational control of Army (till 14th November) and another 210 Ceasefire Violations along International Border under operational control of BSF (till 1st November). This resulted in 66 injuries of Jawans (both from the Army and BSF) besides killing 12 of the personnel from the Army and BSF. Since then there has been at least 5 more deaths.

