Four Pakistani civilians killed, 5 injured in unprovoked Indian firing
Firing by Indian BSF caused panic and fear among the locals in Chaprar sector.
SIALKOT (Web Desk / Agencies) - Four Pakistani civilians have been martyred in unprovoked firing by the Indian Border Security Forces (BSF) along the Line of Control and the Working Boundary.
Five villagers were also injured in the wanton shelling on Working Boundary near Sialkot.
Three civilians Ghulam Mustafa, Rahat and Boota, residents of Malana and Salehpur villages, were martyred near the Working Boundary in Sialkot.
One 18-year-old Zareena bibi embraced martyrdom at Line of Control when Indian forces opened unprovoked firing in Neza pir sector near Rawalakot.
Pakistani troops effectively responded to Indian firing.
Relatives mourn death of a person due to Indian firing in Malana village
Pakistan Rangers, a border security paramilitary force, befittingly responded to the Indian aggression.
Frightened villagers living close to the International Border showed bullet marks and gaping holes in their homes made by Indian shelling and firing.
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Also Wednesday, Pak Army said it shot down an Indian spy drone which intruded into Azad Kashmir. In a statement, the military said troops downed the drone in the Bhimber sector. It said such drones are used to take photographs.
Indian and Pakistani troops often exchange fire along the de facto border in Kashmir, with both sides routinely blaming the other for initiating the violence.
The firing incidents came days after the prime ministers of the two countries met on the sidelines of a summit in the Russian city of Ufa in an effort to ease tensions.
India and Pakistan have fought two wars over their competing claims to Kashmir, which is divided between the two rivals. A 2003 cease-fire has largely held despite small but regular skirmishes.
