[Dawn] Pak authorities on Friday accused the Indian army of cross-border shelling that killed a toddler and maimed five other civilians in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmire."A two-year-old boy who was maimed in shelling by Indian troops has died at hospital, while five other maimed persons in Kotli district are still under treatment," Masood-ur-Rehman, local administration official, told AFP.
He said that three women and two men were also injured in the cross-border shelling in village of Rud Karthar on the Line of Control in Kotli district.
A Pak military official also confirmed the death and injuries to the civilians, saying they were the result of mortar shelling by the Indian forces.
"The Indian forces fired mortar shells on the civilian population, which resulted in the death of a young boy and wounds to five other people," said the bigwig at Pakistain Army's headquarters in Rawalpindi. He spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to media.