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Army evacuates children injured in ceasefire violation at LoC

The Indian Army on Sunday evacuated two children from Rajouri sector of Jammu region following a ceasefire violation by the Pakistan Army.

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Mahreen Kouser (5) injured in cross-border shelling between Indian and Pakistani along the Line of Control (LoC) in Balakote sector of Poonch is being airlifted to Government Medical College hospital by the crew of Helicopter Unit, in Jammu on Sunday.
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The Indian Army on Sunday evacuated two children from Rajouri sector of Jammu region following a ceasefire violation by the Pakistan Army.

The children were injured in the unprovoked ceasefire violation and admitted to a hospital in Jammu.

The Indian and Pakistan Army frequently exchange fire at the International Border (IB) and the Line of Control (LoC) in Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir.

Earlier in the day five members of a family were killed and two others injured in heavy shelling by Pakistani troops along the Line of Control (LoC) in Balakote sector of Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, a senior police officer said.

Army PRO Lt Col Devender Anand said the ceasefire violation by Pakistan in Bimber Gali started around 0745 hours. They are specifically targeting civilian areas," he said.

Director General of Police S P Vaid in a tweet said, "Due to shelling from across (LoC) in Balakote sector of Poonch, 5 civilians of a family died & 2 are injured who are being shifted to hospital".

The civilian casualties occurred in forward village of Devta Dhar when a shell hit the house of Choudhary Mohammad Ramzan, a police official said.

The dead include the house owner, a woman, a boy and a minor girl, he said.

The police official said heavy shelling was going on from both the sides. Army troops retaliated strongly and effectively to silence Pakistani guns, he said. 

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