5 civilians killed by Indian shelling in AJK

Five civilians were killed in Indian shelling overnight in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), a government official said ib Friday, after days of exchanges between the nuclear-armed neighbours.

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The deaths were reported in areas near the heavily militarised border known as the Line of Control that separates the Kashmir region between India and Pakistan.

“Indian forces shelled civilian areas... resulting in the deaths of four people, including a two-year-old girl and injuring 12 others,” police official Adeel Khan, based in Kotli district, told the AFP, adding that the shelling continued late into the night.

“In response, the Pakistan Army carried out a strong counterattack, targeting three Indian posts across the Line of Control (LoC).”