RAWALPINDI: Dozens of civilians were injured on Saturday as Indian troops shelled villages along the Line of Control (LoC).
“The Indian army has been targeting innocent civilians on both sides of the LoC in recent past. Any misadventure by Indian army across the LoC will be a miscalculation, shall be responded with full force and could lead to unintended consequences,” said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
ISPR said that five people were injured by Indian firing in Khuiratta and Charhoi sectors of Kotli district and the rest in Samahni and Baroh sectors of Bhimber district.
Terming the Indian firing as “unprovoked”, the ISPR added that Pakistani troops were befittingly responding to the firing. The total number of injured people stood at 13.
Meanwhile, scores of families in IHK have reportedly migrated to safer places from five villages near the LoC, while authorities have called for an indefinite shutdown of all schools in three Rajouri towns. The development comes after the death of a teenage girl and a 51-year-old man in the district.
COAS visits LoC: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited Nikial sector along the LoC on Saturday. He met the troops deployed there and appreciated their high state of operational preparedness, effective response to Indian ceasefire violations and high morale.
The army chief also visited parents of Shaheed Lieutenant Khawar at his home who embraced martyrdom during an operation at Bannu. He hailed the supreme sacrifice of the officer and his family for the motherland.
