Civilian injured in Pakistani firing

A woman civilian was injured on Friday as Pakistani troops shelled and fired along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, triggering fighting with the Indian Army, authorities said.

Naseem Akhtar, 35, was hit by a splinter on her shoulder in Basooni village in Bhimber Gali sector, Defence Ministry spokesman Lt Col Manish Mehta said. A water tanker was also hit by a shell fired by the Pakistanis.

Lt Mehta said the Pakistan Army used small arms, mortars and automatics to target Indian positions in the Bhimber Gali sector, which falls in both the Rajouri and Poonch districts.

"The shelling and firing started at 4.15 a.m. The Indian Army is strongly and effectively responding to Pakistan," the official said.

Two Indian soldiers were injured on Thursday in Pakistani firing. The Line of Control (LoC) separates Jammu and Kashmir between India and Pakistan.

--IANS

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