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| Pakistan shelling: Mehbooba expresses deep shock over deaths in Poonch LoC shelling | |
Srinagar, March 18, (Scoop News)-Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has expressed deep shock and grief over the death of five members of a family in a cross LoC shelling incident in the Balakote sector of Poonch district early morning today.
The Chief Minister described the incident as heart wrenching which has caused a wave of shock among the people of the State. She has prayed for peace to the departed souls and wished speedy recovery of the other two injured members of the family.
Mehbooba Mufti reiterated that dialogue and reconciliation are the only means to get the State and the region out of this vicious cycle of blood spilling for which she appealed all sections of society and Governments to support.
It may be mentioned that Six people including five members of a family were killed and two others injured in heavy shelling by Pakistani troops along the Line of Control (LoC) in Balakote sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district ,reports said.
Reports further said the ceasefire violation by Pakistan in Bimber Gali started around 0745 hours.
“They are specifically targeting civilian areas,” reports said.
According to reports The civilian casualties occurred in forward village of Devta Dhar when a shell hit the house of Choudhary Mohammad Ramzan,
The dead include the house owner, a woman, a boy and a minor girl.
The police official said heavy shelling was going on from both the sides.
Army troops retaliated strongly and effectively to silence Pakistani guns, he said.
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