RAWALPINDI – Indian troops initiated unprovoked firing in Kuiratta and Kotkhetera sectors along Line of Control (LOC), targeting civil population, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of Pakistan Army said on Friday.
Pakistan Army troops responded effectively targeting Indian posts. According to confirmed reports, three Indian soldiers were killed and two others were injured besides damage to an Indian post.
On January 7, 2018, a 26-year-old man was killed when Indian troops resorted to unprovoked firing across the Line of Control (LoC) in Bagsar Sector.
Azeem, a local resident died, died after Indian border forces targeted the civilian population along LoC, the statement said.
“Indian post undertaking fire [was] targeted in response by Pakistan Army troops,” the ISPR added.
The Pakistan army’s media wing said that a woman is critically injured from the fire targeting civil population.
Pakistan Army troops responded effectively to those posts targeting civil population. Cease Fire Violations along LOC are on the increase yet again.
The Foreign Office summoned Indian High Commissioner over the incident to record its protest.
