Pakistani Army late Friday night resorted to unprovoked firing along the line of control in Poonch sector in which one woman received splinter injuries.
Overnight firing continued for about 12 hours in Poonch sector. Pakistani Army deliberately targeted forward civilian areas to dislodge
civilian population from their houses.
In the morning, Pak Army also trained their guns towards forward Indian posts in the Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch.
According to Defence Spokesman lt-Col Munish Mehta, “Pakistani troops first initiated indiscriminate firing of small arms, automatics,
82 mm and 120 mm mortars from 11.00 pm along the
line of Control (loC) in Poonch sector and later
firing started around 9.20 am in Krishna Ghati sector as well.”
The Indian Army posts were retaliating strongly and effectively and firing was underway in both sectors, he said.
According to local police in Poonch, a woman suffered injuries when a mortar shell exploded close to her house in Qasba Shahpur belt in Poonch sector. She was rushed to the district hospital by the local residents braving intense shelling in the forward areas.