Four children including two minors aged 5 and 6 years received splinter injuries in fresh incident of ‘’unprovoked’ ceasefire violation along the line of Control in Bhimber Gali sector of Poonch on Saturday evening.
Three injured are children of State police head constable Mohd Naseeb. They were hit by splinters of mortar shell after it landed in their house in Sandote village of Balakote area in Mendhar tehsil of Poonch on late Saturday evening.
Till the time of filing the report the cross loC firing was going on in the forward area. Indian Army too was retaliating strongly and effectively.
All four children were rushed to primary health centre in Dhargloon, official sources said. One of the child identified as Tahira Naseeb is seriously injured. Other injured were identified as Tariq Naseeb, Rafiya Naseeb and Saquib Naseeb.
Defence Spokesman in Jammu said, “Pakistan Army initiated ‘unprovoked’ and indiscriminate firing of small arms, automatics and mortars from 7.45 pm in Bhimber Gali sector of Poonch”.
Defence spokesman said the Pakistan Army was deliberately targeting Basauni and Sandot village in Balakote area.