3 civilians injured in Indian shelling from across LoC: officials.

Byline: Tariq Naqash

Three civilians, including a woman and her teenage son, were injured in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Monday in heavy Indian shelling from across the restive Line of Control (LoC), officials said.

The casualties occurred in Gujjar Morr village of Samahni tehsil, in the southernmost Bhimber district, after Indian troops resorted to ceasefire violations at about 2:30am, using both small and big arms.

'The shelling lasted for one and a half hours without any pause and it was intense,' Bhimber SP Sultan Awan said, adding that Indian troops targeted the civilian population 'intentionally'.

'Even now, firing with small arms continues intermittently,' he told Dawn in the evening.

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) also confirmed the three injuries.

District Health Officer (DHO) Dr Iqbal Hussain said that a shell fell onto a house in Gujjar Morr village, critically injuring 40-year-old Robina Kausar and her 15-year-old son Sheharyar Sabir.

'Splinters hit the woman in the back and the boy in the feet,' he said.

Pictures of the boy shared on social media showed his right foot having been crushed by the shrapnel.

DHO Hussain said after initial treatment in a military-run health facility, both the mother and son were referred to CMH Kharian.

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