Infant injured in cross-border firing dies

The baby was yet to be named, according to the family.

A 10-day infant injured in the cross-border firing in Poonch sector on the Line of Control on Sunday night died of his injuries at a hospital on Monday.

“The baby was undergoing treatment but unfortunately he succumbed [late on Sunday],” Deputy Commissioner Poonch Rahul Yadav said.

The infant’s mother, Fatima Jan, too was injured in the cross-border firing in Shahpur area.

The baby was yet to be named, according to the family.

According to officials, the Pakistani army started firing and mortar shelling around 7.30 p.m. in Bandi Chechian, Karmara and Kerni areas of Poonch sector. “A total of three persons were treated at the Poonch hospital,” Mr. Yadav said.