Five Pakistan Army soldiers were martyred and one other sustained injuries in an explosion that took place a few metres away from the Line of Control (LoC) in Chamb sector of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Wednesday.
The nature of the blast, which took place in Barnala tehsil, is being ascertained. The military's media wing said the incident "is evident of state-sponsored terrorism by India violating bilateral ceasefire agreement and the international rules".
The personnel martyred in the incident include: Subedar Muhammad Sadiq, aged 44, resident of village Bandi P/O Jura, tehsil Athmuqam and district Neelam; Sepoy Muhammad Tayyab, aged 26, R/o village Surakhi, tehsil and district Khushab; Naik Sher Zaman, aged 36, R/o village Shamashaki, district Karak; Sepoy Zohaib, aged 20, R/o village Nandi Nar Ghamir Manhdala, tehsil Hajira and district Poonch; and Sepoy Ghulam Qasim, aged 22, R/o village Sahiwal, tehsil Sahiwal and district Sargodha.