A soldier of Pakistan Army was martyred on Friday due to unprovoked Indian firing in the Buttal sector along the Line of Control (LoC), said a statement from Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The latest incident of cross-border firing comes less than 24 hours after three soldiers were martyred in skirmishes with Indian troops along the LoC. The military's media wing named the martyred soldier as Sepoy Muhammad Sheeraz.
"Another brave son of soil laid his life in the line of duty. Sepoy Muhammad Sheeraz embraced Shahadat due to Indian firing in Buttal Sector along LOC," tweeted the director general ISPR. On Thursday last, Indian troops provoked a skirmish with Pakistani forces on the LoC in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Three Pakistan Army soldiers were martyred in unprovoked Indian fire along the LoC, which was retaliated effectively resulting in the killing of five Indian troops, the military said in a statement.