Civilian dead, 6 injured in Pakistan shelling along LoC in Jammu and Kashmir

SRINAGAR: A 65-year old man was killed while five others were injured in the heavy firing and mortar shelling unleashed by forward villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in Tangdhar sector in Jammu and Kashmir.

According to reports, Pakistan resorted to the unprovoked, indiscriminate targeting of defence and civilian facilities in Tangdhar sector of the LoC in Kupwara district. Pakistan carried out a series of ceasefire violations at Tangdhar, Naugam and Uri on Friday and continued it till late Friday.

Pakistan had started violations in Mendhar and Balakote sectors early morning on Friday.

In the evening, ceasefire violation was carried out again in Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch district. In Kashmir division, Pakistan violated ceasefire and resorted to indiscriminate shelling on the LoC in Machhal, Naugam and Tangdhar sectors of Kupwara district.