Jammu: A 45-year-old Indian woman was injured in a small arms firing by the Pakistani Army near the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border (IB) in Poonch and Kathua districts of Jammu and Kashmir. While providing information, Salima Beevi, a resident of Lanjout village in Balakot sector of Poonch district, was injured late Saturday when a mortar shell exploded near her house.

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Officials said that amid heavy fire, a joint team of army, police personnel and health workers rescued the woman and rushed her to the hospital for treatment, where her condition is stated to be stable. Officials said that the ceasefire was violated by Pakistan for several hours in Mendhar along with Balakot on Saturday night due to which the army had to retaliate.

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He said that many houses were damaged in the Pakistani firing. On giving information, officials said that there was heavy firing between Pakistani Rangers and Border Security Force (BSF) overnight in Hiranagar sector near International Border in Kathua district of Jammu region. He said that Pakistan started violating the ceasefire by firing at three forward areas including Karol Matarai, Fakira and Chandwa around 9 pm, after which BSF personnel monitoring the border responded with a befitting reply.

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