Srinagar: An Army porter was killed and a girl was injured in firing by Pakistani troops along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kamalkote sector of Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.
“There was unprovoked ceasefire violation by Pakistani troops along the LoC in Kamalkote area,” an army official said.
A civilian working as a porter for the Army was killed “when the Pakistani troops resorted to indiscriminate firing,” the official said. The Indian army personnel were giving a “strong and befitting” response to the ceasefire violation, he said. Meanwhile, sources said a girl was also injured in the Pakistani firing. She was taken to a hospital in Uri town for treatment.