SIALKOT: Three Pakista­nis, a woman among them, were killed and 11 others injured in unprovoked shelling by Indian forces on villages along the Sialkot Wor­king Boundary on Saturday.

The villages which were fired upon were Bajrah Gar­hi, Khadraal, Anula, Beeni, Sucheetgarh and Charwah.

Officials of the Chenab Rangers said farmer Imdad Husain, 55, and Nazia Bibi, 36, were sleeping in their courtyards in Bajrah Garhi and Khadraal when mortar shells fired by Indian forces hit them. The third person to be killed was Asghar Ali, 37.

The officials accused Indian forces of targeting civilian population with mortar shells and light and heavy machineguns. They said the firing began at 1am and continued for six hours.

On their part, Indian officials alleged that two persons were killed and four others injured in firing by Pakistani forces, AFP added.

Published in Dawn, August 24th, 2014