Srinagar: Four civilians were killed and two others injured in Pakistani shelling
along the line of control (LoC) in Karnah sector of Jammu and Kashmir, official
sources said on March 22.
The deceased, identified as Mohammad Yaqoob, Abdul Rashid, Bashir Ahmad and Rajwali
Piswal, died instantly while two others - Bashir Ahmad and Sirajuddin - sustained
serious injuries in the shelling on March 21, the sources said.
The sources said the civilians were working with Army as porters and were targeted
by the Pakistani troops who fired artillery and mortars towards the Indian positions
in Dad area of Karnah in Kupwara district of North Kashmir.
The shelling was retaliated by the troops guarding the border and the gunbattle
continued till late March 21 night, the sources said, adding there was no immediate
report of any casualty on the Pakistani side.
PTI
