Jammu: A woman was killed as Pakistani troops resorted to intermittent mortar shelling and small arms firing along line of control (LoC) and international border (IB) in Jammu division, official sources said on November 6.

The woman identified as Marian Khatoon was killed when Pakistani troops resorted to mortar shelling in Dargloon area in Poonch district early on November 5.

Indian troops also retaliated and the exchange of fire continued intermittently for some hours they said.

Exchange of fire was also reported along LoC in Bhawani area of Noushera sector, Galad and Suchetgarh areas of Samba sector during last 24 hours.

However, there was no damage on Indian side, they said.

PTI