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Man killed, four injured in cross-border firing by Indian forces
[DAWN] A man was killed and at least four others, including a young boy, were maimed as Indian troops continued ceasefire violations from across the line of control (LoC) on Friday, a local official said.The casualties occurred in Nakyal sector of Kotli district, where shelling began at about 5:30pm, said Kotli Assistant Commissioner Waleed Anwar. "They used mortar and airburst shells, in addition to small arms," he told Dawn. The shelling stopped at about 9pm, but only after leaving Muhammad Farooq, 48, son of Ali Akbar, dead in Dharoti Narri village, he said. In the same village, Zeeshan, 18, Mohammad Sabir, 60, and Mohammad Naseer, 48, were maimed, Anwar said, adding that a 12-years old boy Shams Aftab was injured in Datote village. The bigwig said the injured persons had been shifted to District Headquarters Hospital Kotli. Posted by: Fred 2018-02-24 |
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