Pakistan claims unprovoked shelling by Indian Army kills one

Pakistan accused Indian troops of directly targeting civilian population.

Pakistani authorities on Sunday claimed that a woman was killed and six other persons were injured in “unprovoked” Indian Army shelling across the LoC.

The incident occurred at Nakyal sector on Line of Control this morning,Radio Pakistan reported.

Deputy Commissioner Kotli Masoodur Rehman told the state-run Radio channel that the Indian troops resorted to “unprovoked shelling” on the civilian population on LoC late on Saturday night.

He accused Indian troops of having directly targeted civilian populations for the first time since their alleged violations of the Line of Control.

He said so far one civilian has been killed and 19 others have been injured since the violation of the cease fire by the Indian troops.

Tensions at the LoC have increased in the last few weeks especially after the killing of five Indian soldiers on August 6,2013.

Both sides blame each other for LoC violations and say their action was retaliatory in nature.

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