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Pak patrol 'missing after Indian attack'

The Pakistan army today said that one of its patrol teams has disappeared following a ground assault by the Indian forces on its positions along the Line of Control in Kashmir.

An army statement said the attack was repulsed with very heavy casualties inflicted upon the enemy.

It said the patrol had set out from its Himalayan mountain position under the cover of darkness but did not return on Sunday.

Efforts are on to trace their whereabouts, the statement said.

Meanwhile, Pakistan has sent the contents of Indian shells that slammed into its Kashmir territory during the weekend for examination today saying they contained chemical components.

''The Indians fired chemical shells... The type and details of the contents of the shells are being ascertained,'' said a statement issued by the Pakistan army.

India has vehemently denied using chemical weapons.

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