more-inA woman was killed and five other civilians injured as Pakistani troops shelled border out posts along the International Border in Jammu district, a police officer said today. “From midnight till this morning, there were heavy exchanges of fire and shelling intermittently in Arnia Sector”, a senior BSF officer said. Yesterday, Pakistani troops had opened fire with small and heavy weapon at BoPs and border hamlets of Arnia Sector. On September 15, 32-year-old Constable Bijender Bahadur sustained a bullet injury in Pakistani firing and later died. On September 14, a woman was injured in Pakistani firing along the LoC in Noushera sector of Rajouri district.

Source: The Hindu September 17, 2017 06:33 UTC