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Indian troops kill five Pakistanis along LoC

August 24, 2003 20:21 IST
Source:PTI

Five Pakistani soldiers were killed in an exchange of fire with Indian troops along the Line of Control in Rajouri-Poonch sector on Sunday, defence sources said in Jammu.

On the Indian side two civilians -- Nageen Akhtar and Riyaz Ahmed -- were critically injured, they said.

The skirmish started when Pakistani troops fired mortar bombs targeting civilian and defence locations along the LoC, the sources said.

Source: PTI
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