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Woman martyred, nine injured in unprovoked Indian firing across LoC

Woman martyred, nine injured in unprovoked Indian firing across LoC
A woman was martyred and nine other including women and children injured when Indian army resorted to unprovoked firing at the Line of Control (LoC) in Shahkot sector on Monday.

In a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the Indian forces as usual deliberately targeted civilian population, resultantly a woman was martyred and nine others including two women and three children sustained injuries.

Pakistan Army troops gave befitting response and targeted Indian army post that initiated fire on civil population.

In 2018, the Indian forces have carried out more than 330 ceasefire violations along the Line of Control and the Working Boundary, resulting in the martyrdom of 14 innocent civilians and injuries to 65 others.

This unprecedented escalation in ceasefire violations by India is continuing from the year 2017 when the Indian forces committed more than 1970 ceasefire violations.



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