19/10/2017
JAMMU, Oct 18: Eight civilians, including a two- year-old girl, were injured today when Pakistani troops shelled civilian hamlets and forward posts along the Line of Control in the Poonch and Rajouri districts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.
"Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked and indiscri-minate firing of small arms, automatics and mortars from 0745 hours in Bhimbher Gali sector along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch district," a defence spok-esman said.
The firing was still on, the official said, adding that the Indian Army was retaliating strongly and effectively to the provocation.
The heavy firing and mortar shelling by the Pakistan Army was intermi-ttently targeting civilian and forward areas in Balakote, Basooni, Sandote, Manjakote areas, a police official said.
While five people, including 3 labourers, were injured in Poonch, three other civilians, including the 2-year-old girl, were injured in Manajakote in the Rajouri district, officials said.
The injur...