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| Indian firing leaves 2 dead, at least 13 wounded in Azad Kashmir |
| 2017-07-19 |
| [DAWN] Unrelenting Indian shelling from across the Line of Control (LoC) left two civilians dead and at least 13 others maimed in two different sectors of Azad Jammu and Kashmire (AJK) on Tuesday, officials said, fearing that the fresh wave of Indian aggression could cause more physical and material losses. The casualties occurred in the Samahni sector of Bhimber district and the Nakyal sector of Kotli district amid "unprovoked and intense" shelling by the Indian troops, they said. The shelling in Samahni sector started at about 1pm, with Indian troops targeting civilian populations with both small and big weapons in almost all villages along the dividing line, said Deputy Commissioner (DC) Chaudhry Guftar Hussain. Hussain said that two civilians had so far bit the dust while another seven were maimed. He identified the dear departed as Arsalan, 9, and Yasira Bibi, 42, of Tandar and Gorah villages, respectively. Those injured included Arsalan’s father, Munsifdad, of Tandar; Iqra Shamrez, 15, and Aiza Azam, 12, of Chahi village; Ghulam Hussain, 60, and his son Adnan, 16, of Gahi Baroh village; Mohammad Ibrahim, 75, of Sona village; Mohammad Riaz, 50, of Ghotan Tandar; Atif Razak, 35, of Danna Kathyala and Waqar, 28, (a resident of Narowal who used to work with Atif Razak). The injured had been evacuated to different health facilities, the DC said. |
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