LoC heats up again: Army officer among 5 killed, 2 others injured

Jammu: At four Indian soldiers and one Pakaistani civilian was killed on Sunday in fresh exchange of fire along Line of Control in Bhimber Gali sector of Rajouri district.

Pakistani troops violated ceasefire in Rajouri district’s Bhimber Gali sector and the Indian casualties occured in the ensuing exchange of fire.

Earlier, a jawan and two civilians were injured as Pakistani army targeted forward posts and villages in Poonch and Rajouri districts.

The injured civilians were identified as Shahnaz Bano (15) and Yasin Arif (14), residents of Islamabad village, a police official told PTI. Both of them were hospitalised.

A civilian was martyred and two children were injured after Indian security forces opened unprovoked fire across the Line of Control (LoC), the Inter-Services Public Relations said on Sunday.

According to army’s media cell, Indian forces opened unprovoked firing in Nezapir and Rawalkot sectors, targeting civil population.

Pakistan army responded effectively to Indian posts targeting civilians, said the ISPR.

When this report was filed, heavy shelling going on , sources said.

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