Pak shelling injures 2 children, 2 youth

Jammu, Oct 14 (PTI) Two children and two youth wereinjured tonight in heavy firing and shelling by Pakistanitroops on civilian hamlets and forward ...
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Jammu, Oct 14 (PTI) Two children and two youth wereinjured tonight in heavy firing and shelling by Pakistanitroops on civilian hamlets and forward posts along the Line ofControl (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, thedefence spokesman said.

The injured were playing when a shell landed near a housein Sandote in Balakote area, according to the spokesman.

The injured were identified as 5-year-old Saquib Naseeb,8-year-old Rafia Naseeb, 15-year-old Tariq Naseeb and 17-year-old Tahira Naseeb.

They were shifted to a hospital for treatment.

"Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked and indiscriminatefiring of small arms, automatics and mortars from 1945 hoursin Bhimber Gali sector along the Line of Control (LoC),deliberately targeting villages of Basauni and Sandot inBalakote area," the spokesman said.

The Pakistani troops shelled forward hamlets of Basauni,Khanater, Sandote, Stukra in Balakote belt, he said.

He said the unprovoked firing and "condemnable action" bythe Pakistani Army was being retaliated strongly andeffectively. The firing was still on. PTI AB AKKAKK.

This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.

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