Jawan, civilian injured in Pak firing

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 17: Two persons including an Army jawan and a civilian were injured in firing by the Pakistani troops on the Line of Control (LoC) in Nowshera sector of Rajouri district today.
Sources said an Army soldier Naik Sushil Kumar was injured in Pakistani firing at Baba Khori in Nowshera sector while a civilian Sushil Kumar son of Sat Pal was injured at village Sanya in Jhanghar sector in two separate ceasefire violations by Pakistan during the day today.
Both of them were evacuated from the site of firing and admitted in the hospital.
The Indian side retaliated the firing and the exchanges lasted only for a brief period, sources said, adding that panic gripped the border dwellers due to fresh round of firing by Pakistan army in Nowshera sector.

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