A civilian who was injured in unprovoked firing by Indian troops in the disputed Kashmir region died on Sunday, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement.
According to the ISPR statement, the incident had taken place overnight in Chirikot sector on the Line of Control (LoC).
“A civilian Muhammad Waseem who was severely injured due to unprovoked firing by Indians on LoC in Chirikot sector yesterday (Saturday) has embraced shahadat (martyrdom) this morning,” it said. Waseem was taken to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Rawalpindi but he succumbed to the bullet injury in his neck, it added.
Police official Abdul Raoof said that Waseem was grazing his cattle in his village when he was hit by a bullet fired by India’s Border Security Force.
India and Pakistan often accuse each other of violating a 2003 ceasefire agreement.
Last week too, Islamabad accused India of a breach of their ceasefire after reporting the death of four civilians in cross-border shelling in Kashmir.
