Indian troops violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) yet again on Wednesday, killing a civilian and injuring four others in heavy shelling on villages in Nakyal sector in the southern Kotli district. According to a statement by Army's media wing-Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)-a civilian embraced martyrdom, while four including three women got injured.
According to the statement, Pakistan Army responded effectively and inflicted casualties and heavy losses on Indian posts, from where the firing originated. The Army said the Indian forces deliberately targeted the civil population with heavy weapons, including mortars and anti-tank guided missiles. The deceased was identified as 22-year-old Muhammad Raziq, son of Abdul Khaliq who was a resident of Balakot.
The injured were identified as Irum Kauser and Ghulam Fatima of Balakot, Kalsoom Begum of Panjni village and Ahsan Kareem of Datot village. Ahsan is said to be 14-year-old. On Saturday, a girl was martyred and two children injured due to unprovoked firing by the Indian army in the Nakyal Sector of the LoC. The Indian army targeted a village with the use of small arms and mortars and, as a result, Tashiba was martyred, while two other persons, including the deceased's sister were left wounded.
Twenty-two-year-old Tashiba, the daughter of Muhammad Iqbal, and her sister Aneeqa, 18, hail from Balakot village. Last week, the Indian army violated the ceasefire between the two countries and killed six innocent civilians in Sialkot. The six civilians who were martyred included four women, whereas a total of 26 people, including 15 women and five children, were injured along the Working Boundary in Charwah and Harpal sectors.
The incident led to strong condemnation from the Army as well as the civilian govt and resulted in the summoning of the Indian High Commissioner to the Foreign Office.
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