A 60-year-old civilian was killed during ‘unprovoked’ ceasefire violation by the Pakistan Army from across the line of control in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district on late Monday evening.
Official sources said that the ceasefire violation took place in the Karnah sector this evening & in the heavy mortar shelling, 60-year-old Saleem Ahmed was killed at Tadd village of Karnah.
The Pakistan Army violated ceasefire in the Kupwara sector after a long gap. Panic stricken local residents could not step out of their houses due to shelling in the forward villages.
Meanwhile, in Jammu region two pilots evicted safely after a Cheetah helicopter made a crash landing in Reasi district of Jammu province. Defence PRO in Udhampur said, a cheetah helicopter on training sorties from Udhampur to Reasi developed a technical snag and landed in a Khad. Defence PRO said, “it was a hard landing and both the pilot and co-pilot evicted safely”.
Local reports,however, claimed soon after take off from Reasi, cheetah helicopter got entangled in high tension wire and made a hard landing.