Army Jawan On Leave Along With Wife Killed In Pakistani Shelling Along LoC 

An army soldier who was on leave and his were killed in shelling by Pakistani forces in Kashmir's Poonch sector on Saturday morning.

Pakistan Army once again violated ceasefire along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir killing the Army soldier and his wife.

The Pakistan Army resorted to heavy mortar shelling and targeted Indian posts and villages in Chakka da bagh and Kharri Karmara areas.

Indian troops are giving a befitting reply to the indiscriminate firing. Army sources said that Pakistani troops are using 82 mm and 120 mm mortar shells.

According to reports, even the ambulance is unable to reach the village to collect the bodies due to heavy firing from the Pakistan side.

The soldier has been identified as Mohammad Showkat and his wife as Safiya Bi from Khaari border village.

Pakistan wants to send terrorists to the other side of the border using cover fire, according to intelligence sources.

Defence spokesman, Lt Col Manish Mehta said that the Pakistan Army initiated the unprovoked and indiscriminate firing of small arms, automatics and mortars at 6:30am.

Indian Army is retaliating strongly and effectively.