[DAWN] A teenage boy and a man were killed and at least 13 others were maimed as Indian troops continued to pound civilian populations along the Line of Control (LoC) in Azad Jammu and Kashmire (AJK) with mortar shells on Wednesday, local officials said.A blurb from the Inter-Services Public Relations on Wednesday evening stated that a soldier had also been martyred in the assault, while two were critically injured.
"Pakistain Army aggressively responded on Indian posts," read the release. "Response destroyed Indian posts firing on Pak posts/civilians. Five Indian soldiers killed, many injured. Indian guns silent due to effective engagement."
"Unprovoked cease fire violations shall always be responded strongly, aggressive and effectively by Pakistain Army," the director general of the army's media wing was quoted as saying.
According to Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Rashid Naeem Khan, Wednesday had been the worst day for the Nakyal sector of Kotli district in terms of casualties.