A Pakistan Army soldier was martyred while four civilians, two girls among them, got injured as Indian army fired rockets and mortar shells from across the restive Line of Control (LoC) on Saturday.

According to a press release issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR, “Indian Army resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation using rockets and mortars in Battal, Satwal, Khanjar, Nikyal and Jandrot Sectors along Line of Control (LOC) targeting civilian population and Army posts."

In response to the "ceasefire violation", The Pakistan Army troops effectively responded to the Indian firing and targeted those posts which initiated fire.

As a result, Havaldar Manzoor Abbasi embraced martyrdom while four civilians, including two girls, got injured.

The military’s media wing said the Pakistan Army troops effectively responded to Indian firing and targeted those posts which initiated fire. “Post heavily damaged causing casualties,” it added.

Earlier, on July 3, at least five soldiers of the Pakistan Army were martyred and one was injured in an explosion near the LoC.

“The incident is evidence of state-sponsored terrorism by India violating bilateral ceasefire agreement and the international rules,” ISPR said in a statement.