Woman injured in LoC firing succumbs to injuries

Fareeda received bullet wounds in the stomach when Indian forces opened fire

A 28-year-old woman who was critically injured during unprovoked firing on the civilian population in Jandrot sector along the Line of Control (LoC), succumbed to injuries Tuesday, Express News reported.

According to Inter-Services Public Relations, Fareeda received bullet wounds in the stomach when Indian forces opened unprovoked fire from across the LoC.

Read: Woman critically injured by Indian firing

India has been continuously violating the ceasefire agreement on the LoC and the Sialkot Working Boundary that divides the disputed regions.

Last week, Pakistan Army lodged a strong protest with the United Nations Military Observers group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) against ceasefire violations by India’s Border Security Force (BSF), reads statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).

Read: Three killed in Indian BSF firing along Working Boundary in Sialkot: ISPR

The UN has also been requested to investigate the incident, Express News quoted ISPR as saying.

At least three civilians were killed and 22 others were injured on Tuesday as India’s BSF resorted to unprovoked firing along the Working Boundary near Sialkot.