Rabat - Indian authorities on Tuesday said that eight civilians had been killed after Pakistani mortar shells hit two areas in the disputed Kashmir region.
Rabat – Indian authorities on Tuesday said that eight civilians had been killed after Pakistani mortar shells hit two areas in the disputed Kashmir region.
Two children and three adults were killed in the shelling near Jammu city in the Samba sector across the border with Pakistan’s Punjab province, a top civil official, Pawan Kotwal, told reporters.
Two women were also killed in the mountainous Rajouri district along the line of control (LoC), Kotwal said.
Many more were injured in the cross-border firing, officials said, referring to the shelling which began in the early hours of Tuesday.
Local media reports said that Indian security forces killed two Pakistani soldiers and “destroyed” 14 of their posts in retaliation after the latest cross-border firing.
Kashmir has been divided between India and Pakistan since 1947 with both claiming the territory in full.
