Jammu Feb 11 (IANS) A woman was killed in Pakistani firing on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir s Poonch district police said on Sunday.
The 65-year old victim was critically injured by a mortar fired by the Pakistan Army in Mendhar area on Saturday evening.
"Before she could be hospitalised the woman succumbed to her injuries " a police official said.
"Pakistani troops used small arms automatics and mortars to target defence and civilian areas in Mendhar. Indian positions effectively and strongly."
--IANS
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