Jammu and Kashmir: Army’s rescue operation in flood-hit Rajouri saves 11 civilians
Among the 11 rescued persons, five were children. They were stranded at different places in the flood-affected district following incessant rainfall.
An Indian soldier and a civilian porter were killed on Thursday as Pakistani Army opened fire on Indian positions on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, police said.
Police sources said the soldier and porter, working for the army, were killed in the firing in Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch.
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Pakistani Army resorted to unprovoked firing with mortars, automatics and small arms at Indian positions from 10.35 a.m., Defence Ministry sources said adding that Indian troops “retaliated strongly and effectively”.
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The LoC divides Jammu and Kashmir between India and Pakistan.
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