ISLAMABAD: According to Pakistani officials, the Indian BSF targeted the civilian population in Sialkot border villages Jarwaal, Joiyaan, Anula, Harpal, Salaankey, Wahga, Akhanor, Sangiyaal, Umeraanwali (in Harpal sector) and Charwah, Behlaadpur, Merjakey, Akhnur and Dhamala villages (in Charwah Sector).
The officials added that the Punjab Rangers retaliated instantly and effectively.
Locals said that several mortar shells fired by the Indian BSF also landed in the fields, which could not explode.
Earlier, two Pakistani citizens Zahur Elahi (50)and Riashman Bibi (60) were killed and three other persons Ameer Alam, Safreen Bibi and Ghulam Abbas were injured in intensified mortar shelling by Indian BSF on Sialkot border villages Diyaarwali-Kaliyaal, Phookaliyaan, Kaahliyaan, Patoli and surrounding villages (in Phookaliyaan-Bajwat Sector) on Wednesday and Thursday.