Indian shelling kills two
women in Azad Kashmir
MUZAFFARABAD: Pakistani
authorities on Sunday accused the Indian army of cross-border shelling that
killed two women and wounded seven other civilians in the disputed Himalayan
region of Kashmir.
"A 17-year-old
girl who was wounded in shelling by Indian troops died at hospital, while
another injured man was brought there," local police chief Chaudhry Majid
told AFP.
A local government
official earlier said a woman was killed and seven were wounded in shelling by
Indian troops.
"A woman was
killed and at least seven other villagers were wounded when Indian forces fired
shells from across the Line of Control (Loc)," said the official, Masoodur
Rehman.
The latest death is the
sixth Pakistani reported to have been killed in skirmishes across the heavily
militarised de facto border in Kashmir since five Indian soldiers were ambushed
and killed on August 5.
New Delhi blamed the
August 5 killings on the Pakistan Army, but Islamabad denied any responsibility
and has called for restraint and dialogue.
Shells fired by Indian
troops struck villages in Nakyal sector, some 200 kilometres south of
Muzaffarabad, intermittently overnight, Rehman said.
Three houses had been
damaged and one house and a car destroyed, he said.
Javed Budhanwi, an MP
from the area, said Indian shelling had caused panic among more than 50,000
local residents and warned that authorities may have to evacuate civilians to
safer locations.
"It is difficult
for people to move out at the moment as the shelling continues," Budhanwi
told AFP.
Meanwhile, military
officials said Major Saddam Malik of the Pakistan Army died after falling into
a ravine along LoC in the Neelam valley near Muzaffarabad on Saturday night.
Malik was patrolling
near LoC when he fell into the ravine and died at about 2300 hours on Saturday,
officials said.
Military sources said
on Sunday, the Pakistan Army responded "in a befitting manner" to
unprovoked firing by Indian forces along LOC, inflicting a heavy loss on the
opponents.
The Indian army
continued firing along the de facto border, violating ceasefire agreement
between both the countries.
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