Soldier killed in ceasefire violation by Pak in J-K's Poonch

March 24, 2019 12:00

An army personnel was killed in firing by Pakistani troops along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, officials said.

They said the cross-border firing started in Shahpur and Kerni areas of Poonch around 5.30 pm on Saturday and it continued intermittently through the night.

The Indian Army retaliated strongly but the casualties suffered by Pakistan were not known immediately, the officials said, adding Pakistani troops used mortar and small arms to target forward posts and villages.

The soldier was critically injured around 4 am in the firing and was immediately evacuated to the military hospital, the officials said.

They said he succumbed to injuries, taking the number of army personnel killed in the last four days to two. -- PTI

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