MUZAFFARABAD:
Pakistani authorities on Friday accused the Indian army of cross-border
shelling that killed a toddler and wounded five other civilians in the
disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir.
"A two-year-old boy who was wounded in shelling by Indian troops has died at hospital, while five other wounded persons in Kotli district are still under treatment," Masood-ur-Rehman, local administration official, told AFP.
He said that three women and two men were also injured in the cross-border shelling in village of Rud Karthar on the Line of Control in Kotli district.
A Pakistani military official also confirmed the death and injuries to the civilians, saying they were the result of mortar shelling by the Indian forces.
"The Indian forces fired mortar shells on the civilian population, which resulted in the death of a young boy and wounds to five other people," said the senior official at Pakistan Army's headquarters in Rawlpindi.
He spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to media.
"A two-year-old boy who was wounded in shelling by Indian troops has died at hospital, while five other wounded persons in Kotli district are still under treatment," Masood-ur-Rehman, local administration official, told AFP.
He said that three women and two men were also injured in the cross-border shelling in village of Rud Karthar on the Line of Control in Kotli district.
A Pakistani military official also confirmed the death and injuries to the civilians, saying they were the result of mortar shelling by the Indian forces.
"The Indian forces fired mortar shells on the civilian population, which resulted in the death of a young boy and wounds to five other people," said the senior official at Pakistan Army's headquarters in Rawlpindi.
He spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to media.
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