Girl injured in ceasefire violation along LoC in Poonch

The girl has been admitted to a district hospital.

October 31, 2017 04:16 pm | Updated 07:33 pm IST - Jammu

File picture for representational purpose only.

File picture for representational purpose only.

The Pakistani Army on Tuesday fired from small arms along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, leaving a 13-year-old girl injured.

“There was ceasefire violation by Pakistani troops today along the LoC in Karmara belt of Poonch”, a police officer told PTI .

The girl has been admitted to a district hospital.

It may be recalled that on October 26, Pakistani troops fired using small and heavy weapons at Sher Shakti and Mandhar areas of Kerni sector.

On October 18, eight civilians, including a two-year-old child, were injured in heavy shelling by Pakistani troops in the district.

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