[DAWN] At least six persons, including two children, were maimed in Azad Jammu and Kashmire (AJK) during separate incidents of "unprovoked" Indian shelling from across the restive Line of Control (LoC), civil and military officials said.
Muhammad Shah Nawaz, 25, and Hassan, 9, were maimed in Simti Majhan and Tarkundi villages of Nakyal sector in Kotli district after being hit by splinters from mortar shells, said Nakyal Assistant Commissioner Waleed Anwar.
Both victims have been admitted to a local health facility, he added.
Also in Kotli district, Saima, 10, was injured in Junoobi Grid village of Tatta Pani sector and Nagina Aqsad, 36, was injured in Chattar village of Khuiratta sector, said a police official.
He said the victims had been admitted to District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital Kotli.
An 18-year old man, identified as Muhammad Nazeer, fell victim to Indian shelling in Poonch district when he was riding his cycle of violence through Dhar Bazaar of Battal sector, said Poonch Deputy Commissioner Raja Tahir Mumtaz.
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