Five civilians were killed and two others were injured in fresh ceasefire violations in the Poonch-Rajouri sector in the Pir Panchal Valley on Sunday morning. A Jammu-based defence spokesman said Pakistan troops fired mortar shells around 7:45 a.m. in Balakote Sector in Mendhar, Poonch. “Pakistan Army is specifically targeting civilian areas,” said the spokesman. Initial reports suggest that five civilians were killed in a mortar shell explosion in Devta Sargloon village in Mendhar.

Five civilians were killed and two others were injured in fresh ceasefire violations in the Poonch-Rajouri sector in the Pir Panchal Valley on Sunday morning. A Jammu-based defence spokesman said Pakistan troops fired mortar shells around 7:45 a.m. in Balakote Sector in Mendhar, Poonch. “Pakistan Army is specifically targeting civilian areas,” said the spokesman. Initial reports suggest that five civilians were killed in a mortar shell explosion in Devta Sargloon village in Mendhar.