Casual­ties take place in Fatehp­ur Thakia­la, Charho­ti and Khuira­tta tehsil­s of AJK’s Kotli distri­ctFour civilians were martyred and 10 others injured in different villages along the Line of Control (LoC) when Indian security forces resorted to unprovoked firing, deliberately targeting the civil population hours after violating the Pakistani airspace on Tuesday. Casualties took place in Fatehpur Thakiala, Charhoti and Khuiratta tehsils of Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s Kotli district, according to an official report by the Kotli deputy commissioner. According to the report, light and heavy artillery were used by the Indian forces to target the civilian population. Pakistan Army, however, tore to pieces a ‘reckless and fictitious’ Indian claim that its warplanes have launched “air strikes” against an alleged terrorist training camp deep inside Pakistani territory and inflicted heavy casualties. The airspace violation by Indian jets capped 12 days of bitter exchanges between the two nuclear-armed hostile neighbours, triggering international alarm, with China and the European Union calling for both sides to show restraint.

Source: The Express Tribune February 26, 2019 20:24 UTC