Mortar shell defused near LoC in Poonch

JAMMU: A mortar shell, which did not unexploded during cross-border shelling by Pakistan, was on Tuesday safely defused by army experts near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, officials said.

The shell was noticed lying in an open field at Khari Karmara by villagers, who informed the army, the officials said. They said the army’s bomb disposal squad immediately rushed  to the spot and the mortar shell was safely defused. (AGENCIES)