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5 civilians injured as Pak resumes heavy shelling on LoC in Poonch
 [Daily Excelsior] Just five days after Battalion Commanders of India and Pakistain held flag meeting at Chakan-Da-Bagh on the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, Pak troops this evening resumed heavy mortar shelling and firing on civilian locations in Poonch district, injuring five civilians including a woman.The August 23 flag meeting between India and Pakistain seems to have no impact as Pak troops started heavy mortar shelling and firing targeting forward posts of the Indian Army followed by civilian population at Kirni, Shahpur, Gountrian and Digwar in Poonch sector at 6 pm. The Indian side retaliated effectively, leading to heavy exchanges which continued till late tonight when the reports last came in. Reports said that five civilians were maimed in forward villages of Bandi Chechian and Qasba in Shahpur area of Poonch sector as they were trapped in mortar shelling while working in their fields and didn’t get a chance to take shelter in houses or bunkers. The injured have been indentified as Zahid Hussain Shah, Mohammad Qasim, Mohammad Zameel, Parveen Akhtar and Mohammad Safeer. However, the man who has no enemies isn't anybody and has never done anything... majority of the civilians had returned to their houses around 6 pm when Pak troops directly pounded civilian population in forward areas of Poonch sector. They took shelter inside their houses and few bunkers to survive, sources said, adding that number of mortar shells landed close to houses of the people at Bandi Chechian, Qasba and Kirni, which were located right on the LoC in which some houses and other structures including cattle sheds were damaged. "Indian side gave very befitting report to mortar shelling and firing by the Pak troops and inflicted heavy damages on the other side, the details of which were being ascertained," sources said. Confirming losses on Pakistain side, they said the details would be available later. Security forces and people evacuated the injured civilians from the border villages amidst heavy shelling and shifted them to hospital. They had sustained splinter injuries. Panic gripped the villages in forward areas of Poonch sector after fresh round of mortar shelling, which came after a lull of few days. After Battalion Commander level flag meeting between India and Pakistain on August 23, the civilians living close to the LoC had been anticipating relief from firing and shelling. However, the man who has no enemies isn't anybody and has never done anything... within five days of the Commanders level meeting, Pakistain violated truce and again started heavy mortar shelling and firing. At the Battalion Commander level flag meeting, India had charged Pakistain with abetting terror activities and targeting civilian population on the Line of Control (LoC) during mortar shelling and firing. Heavy shelling and firing on the LoC had been going on after brief intervals in various sectors of Poonch and Rajouri districts since May 1 in which Army jawans and civilians have been martyred and injured. The civilian property has also suffered extensive damages. However, the man who has no enemies isn't anybody and has never done anything... the losses have been very heavy on Pakistain side, whose number of soldiers have been killed and injured and several bunkers and posts were destroyed. Posted by: Fred 2017-08-28 |
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