Man killed as Indian troops resort to unprovoked firing at Working Boundary: ISPR

F.P. Report

RAWALPINDI: Indian troops resorted to unprovoked firing targeting civilians at Working Boundary on Wednesday resultantly a man was killed.

According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Indian troops initiated unprovoked ceasefire violations using mortars and automatics and targeted the innocent civilian population along the Working Boundary in Phuklian sector.

The Pakistan Rangers effectively responded and targeted Indian posts firing on the civilian population.

In the cross-border exchange of fire, Muhammad Zahoor, a resident of Dewra village, was killed.

It should be mentioned here that the heavily militarized Line of Control (LoC) and Working Boundary have witnessed sporadic skirmishes and artillery duels since the alleged Indian ‘surgical strike’ last September, in violation of the 2003 Ceasefire Agreement signed by both countries.