KL NEWS NETWORK
SRINAGAR
One villager was killed and five others injured due to cross Line of Control (LoC) firing on Wednesday, reports said.
Abdul Rehman, 28, resident of village Palani was killed due to firing by Indian forces across the LoC, Dawn reported.
Earlier, Pakistan FO Spokesperson Nafees Zakaria claimed that India continuously violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Karela sector of valley throughout the day.
Zakaria added that the Pakistan Army provided a “befitting response”.
Four people, including two children were injured by Indian fire in the village of Palani, read the statement released by the FO spokesperson on Twitter.
The second incident of cross-border firing started at 4pm on Wednesday and continued till evening, said the spokesperson.
This is the second ceasefire violation reported on Wednesday, the FO alleged.
Reports regarding ceasefire violations usually come from the Director General Inter-Services Public Relations Asim Bajwa. Today’s announcement from the FO is a departure from the norm.
Meanwhile, reports said that Pakistani forces fired around 25 rounds of small weapons and 2 small mortars in Hiranagar sector of Kathua district.
The ceasefire violations were reported at Bebiya, Rajouri, and Samba sector along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir during the night between Wednesday and Thursday.
