Indian unprovoked shelling martyrs one civilian, injures two in AJK: ISPR

RAWALPNDI: A civilian was martyred and two children sustained gunshot wounds when Indian troops resorted to unprovoked shelling on the eve of Kashmir Soldiarity Day in two districts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Sunday.

According to army’s media wing, Indian security forces targeted civil population along the Line of Control (LoC) in its latest violation of ceasefire accord.

“Indian forces opened unprovoked firing in Nezapir and Rawalkot sectors, targeting the civil population,” the ISPR said.

In the statement, it was further said that Pakistan army responded effectively to the India posts indulged in targeting the civilians.

This is the latest in a series of unabated and unprovoked breach of the ceasefire along the heavily militarized LoC, which divides the disputed Himalayan region of Jammu and Kashmir between Pakistan and India.

There has been a spike in ceasefire violations in the month of January, which had resulted in many casualties and injuries to many more people.

Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif last week informed the Senate that Indian troops have committed over 170 ceasefire violations along the LoC and Working Boundary (WB) in January 2018.

At least 11 people have been killed while 51 others injured in January alone.