*ISLAMABAD – **Pakistan mulls full airspace closure for India, **FederalMinister for Civil Aviation, Ghulam Sarwar Khan has revealed.*
*He said on Sunday that the federal cabinet could consider restrictions ofair routes to India during its forthcoming meeting.*
The statement came forth after the latest incident of ceasefire violationsby the Indian troops in multiple sectors of the Line of Control (LoC),which resulted in the martyrdom of one soldier and five civilians.
Earlier in the day, at least nine Indian soldiers were killed and twobunkers destroyed by Pakistan Army in retaliation to unprovoked firing thattargeted civilians near the Line of Control (LoC), Director-GeneralInter-Services Public Relations (DG-ISPR) said in a statement.
Indian troops resorted to unprovoked firing in violation of ceasefire lineto deliberately targeting civilians in Jura, Shahkot and Nousehri Sectors,DG-ISPR said in a tweet.
In response to the provocation, Pakistan military troops effectivelyresponded, leaving nine Indian soldiers killed and several injured,whereas, two bunkers were also destroyed.
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During the exchange of fire, one Pakistani soldier and three civilians weremartyred, whereas, two soldiers and five civilians wounded, said DG-ISPR.The martyred soldier is identified as Lance Naik Zahid. The injuredcivilians were shifted to district hospitals.
Later, the death toll from the Indian firing rises to six as two morecivilians succumbed to wounded.
Major General Asif Ghafoor said in a Twitter message, “Two more civiliancasualties succumbed to injuries. Total 5 civilians Shaheed. Indian gunssilent as of now to undertake evacuation of their dead and injured aftereffective and befitting response from Pakistan Army.”
