Three killed as Pak troopers fire along LoC

SRINAGAR: Three civilians, including a 20-year-old woman, were killed as Pakistani troops violated ceasefire and fired rockets along the Line of Control in Jammu & Kashmir's Uri Sector on Tuesday, defence spokesman Lt Col J S Brar said.
The spokesman said the rockets hit some houses in Churunda village and identified the three as Mohammad Liaquat (15), Mohammad Shafiq (32) and Shaheena (20).
"Keeping the danger to the lives of other civilians in the nearby villages in view, the Indian Army chose not to escalate the situation by retaliating," said the spokesman. He said Pakistani troops in Uri Sector have been resorting to unprovoked firing since October 3. "Indian troops have been exercising maximum restraint because of the ceasefire agreement in place (since 2003)," he said. "On both sides of the Line of Control, civilians reside in close proximity and any firing affects the local population."
The spokesman said the Army would take up the ceasefire violation with its Pakistani counterparts over the hotline and warn them against resorting to firing on civilians.