Indian army troops target civil population at LOC

Indian army troops target civil population at LOC

RAWALPINDI: Indian army troops on Friday targeted civil population in unprovoked fire in Chirikot Sector of Line of Control( LOC).

According to Inter Services Public Relations press release, six citizens including a woman and four children sustained injuries.

It added the injured have been evacuated to hospital.

Those who sustained injuries included Shabnam W/O Raqeeb Hussain Shah, age 35 years, Kashan S/O Raqeeb Hussain Shah, age 13 years, Faizan S/O Raqeeb Hussain Shah, age 6 years, Nisah D/O Shafique, age 14 years, Asifa D/O Shafique, age 10 years, residents of village Serian and Shahid Hussain S/O Muhammad Hussain, age 28 years, resident of village Chafar.

It said that Pakistan Army troops responded effectively targeting Indian posts undertaking the fire. There were reports of killing of five Indian soldiers and many injured, it added.

 APP