A woman was killed while another was injured on Wednesday during the cross-border firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Balakote Tehsil in Poonch district.
Police officials said Resham Bi, wife of Azam Ahmed and Hakam Bi, both above 60, got injured at around 3 AM when Pakistan Army resorted to heavy shelling along LoC villages of Balakote.
“Both the injured were shifted to a nearby medical facility where Resham Bi was declared as brought dead,” they said, adding that the other woman was provided first aid in local hospital and was later shifted to Rajouri hospital for advanced treatment.