Parveen Akhter was killed when she was hit by a bullet fired by Pakistani troops along the LoC in Pkukherni and Lairan villages of Noushera around 10:35 PM, he said. The official said Akhter was hit inside her home at Lairan village.
CM Mufti also interacted with the doctors and enquired about the condition of the injured. She assured all support from the state government in their treatment, the spokesperson was quoted as saying in a statement.
According to news agency ANI, a sector commander-level flag meeting between BSF and Pakistan Rangers took place in Suchetgarh area -- a village in RS Pura sector.
The J&K Police advisory asked people to keep their valuables safe and make arrangements for ration, water storage and make bunkers for personal safety so that in case of any eventuality, families can immediately shift into bunkers.
"The district administration has asked all its officers to remain in the state of highest preparedness in view of continuous ceasefire violations by Pakistan," a BSF officil said.
When a contingent of CRPF jawans arrived at the Jammu airport to board a chartered aircraft bound for Srinagar, they were welcomed with a thunderous applause by the public.
The alarming expose comes a day after the BSF and Pakistani Rangers held talks at Suchetgarh and assured to take necessary measures to ensure peace and tranquillity along the international border
The tunnel was 14-feet long when it was detected by the alert troops. War-like store was recovered during the search of the tunnel indicating the presence of armed infiltrators who managed to flee back.
BSF Director General KK Sharma said that the Pakistani forces initiated firing around August 24-25 during which a BSF trooper lost his life. He added that the BSF retaliated by firing both flat trajectory and area weapons.
The Congress delegation will be meeting representatives of various opposition parties, including the National Conference, the CPI(M) and the Akali Dal.
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