Indian Forces Target Civilian Population Along LoC

Pakistan Army gave a befitting response to Indian aggression and silenced their guns.

Islamabad (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 23rd February, 2019) India has once again resorted to ceasefire violation as a woman was injured due to unprovoked firing by the Indian forces at the Line of Control (LoC).

The civilian population was targeted in the firing done at Khuiratta sector of Kashmir.

The injured woman was identified as Naseem bibi, the wife of Parvez Akhtar. Naseem Bibi is 44-year-old and resides in Jangal Pal.

The injured woman was shifted to hospital where her treatment is underway.

Media reports said that Pakistan Army gave a befitting response to Indian aggression and silenced their guns.

The tensions between India and Pakistan run high following the Pulwama attack.

On 14 February 2019, a convoy of vehicles carrying security personnel on the Jammu Srinagar National Highway was attacked by a vehicle-borne suicide bomber at Lethpora in the Pulwama district of India-Ocuupied Jammu and Kashmir.

The attack resulted in the death of more than 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and the attacker. The responsibility for the attack was claimed by the militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed. A local youth named Adil Ahmed Dar was identified as the attacker.

Indian media and politicians have since been blaming Pakistan for the attack without any evidence.
India blamed Pakistan for harboring and protecting terrorists, accusing the country of having a "direct hand" in the incident.

Pakistan has, in turn, rejected the allegations of its involvement in the attack and said that this was New Delhi's strategy to divert international attention from human rights violations taking place in the Kashmir region.