Excelsior Correspondent
MENDHAR, Apr 13: Army constructed a new house for a poor family from village Devta in Balakote, Poonch as their existing house got damaged in March last year in which five members of the family were also killed when a shell hit the house.
Only two girls in the family had survived.
A handout of the army stated that Mohammad Ramzan (45), his wife Malka Bi (43) and three sons Rehman (19), Rizwan (18) and Razaq (8) were killed and two daughters Noreen Akhter (15) and Marin Akhter (8) who were injured remained hospitalised for weeks together.
Both the sisters are presently living along with their grandmother who is looking after them.
Army’s Basooni based Rashtriya Rifles came for the rescue of the poor family and the house constructed which earlier got damaged in shelling.
“A two room fully furnished cemented house has been constructed and handed over to the family a week ago,” said locals.
The victim family said that the Government gave them no help.
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