Elderly woman injured in unprovoked Indian firing along LoC

Woman in Kathar village got injured due to Indian firing which deliberately targeted civilian population, says ISPR

In yet another incident of unprovoked aggression, Indian border security forces resorted to targeting civilian population on the Pakistani side of Line of Control (LoC), injuring a woman on Saturday, Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.

"Indian Army resorted to unprovoked cease fire violation using automatics and heavy mortars in Jandrot Sector along LoC deliberately targeting civilian population," the military's media wing said in a statement.

It further said that a 65 years old woman in Kathar village got injured due to Indian firing.

Yesterday, a Pakistan Army soldier embraced martyrdom during an exchange of fire that ensued after the Indian armed forces targeted civilian population along the LoC.

At least one civilian was also martyred, whereas four others were injured in what was another incident of ceasefire violation by the Indian occupation forces, said ISPR.

Indian occupation forces along the LoC and the Working Boundary (WB) have been continuously targeting civilian populated areas with artillery fire, heavy-calibre mortars and automatic weapons.

ISPR Director General Major General Babar Iftikhar, during a visit of ambassadors, diplomats, defence attaches and representatives of various countries and international organisations in Jura Sector, said that Indian Army was using cluster bombs on children and innocent civilians and has carried out over 2,333 violations along the LoC this year, whereas the Pakistan Army only targeted the Indian Army’s checkposts.

The ISPR chief informed the diplomats that there had been an increase in ceasefire violations since 2014. “India is violating human rights in occupied Kashmir,” he said. “It is committing provocations and deliberately targeting civilian population with heavy weapons to divert attention from its oppression of minorities."

Maj Gen Iftikhar further stated that on July 30 and 31, the Indian forces used cluster ammunition, targeting the civilian population of Neelam Valley. Fragments of the used ammunition were also shown to the diplomats. “Use of cluster ammunition is prohibited under international law,” he said.