Pakistani troops target civilian area,one injured

One person was injured when Pakistani troops opened fire on civilians in Kathua district along India-Pak border in Jamp;K

Written by: Press Trust of India

1 min readJammuJul 29, 2013 03:18 AM IST First published on: Jul 29, 2013 at 03:18 AM IST

Pakistani troops target civilian area,one injured

One person was injured when Pakistani troops opened fire on civilians in Kathua district along India-Pak border in Jamp;K. Pakistani Rangers targeted civilian areas in Manyari village on Saturday night,injuring a villager,BSF officials said. Earlier,BSF Head Constable Baljeet Singh was also injured in the firing,which began on Saturday morning and lasted for about 15 hours in Poonch and Kathua districts. A villager,Sohan,suffered injuries in the 82-mm mortar firing and was hospitalised in Kathuas district hospital,they said. His condition is stated to stable. There were two ceasefire violations in Poonch and Kathua districts on Saturday.