(35.63) India-Pakistan firing, BSF members including 5 killed in Jammu border
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel and four civilians were killed in Pakistan and Indian firing on the Indian-controlled Jammu border. These are the firing on Friday. In this incident, both countries have accused each other of violating ceasefire agreement.
According to a senior BSF officer, the Indian media, Times of India, said that a BSS member and a civilian citizen of Tea civilian were killed in the bombing of Pakistani Rangers in Jammu. Besides, 12 others were injured. Indian forces fired counter.
Friday's incident took place in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday for the third time before the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
According to Pakistan Inter-Services Public Relations Directorate (ISPR), Pakistani media told Dawn that four civilians were killed in India's firing on the border without provocation. Three children were killed.
The US news agency quoted Indian officials as saying that the firing started between both the countries on Thursday in the wake of the death of a member of the Indian paramilitary force in the shooting of Pakistani sniper on Thursday night.