AJK girl killed in Indian troops' firing

Authorities in AJK said on Wednesday that a six-year-old girl was killed in firing by Indian forces, reported a private TV channel. Deputy Commissioner Rawalakot Chaudhry Raqeeb told reporters that the Indian troops 'in violation of the ceasefire agreement started unprovoked firing at Dhramsal village Tuesday evening. He said the Indian forces continued firing for 15 minutes at the village, located just few hundreds metres from the LoC. The Indian army used small weapons in the firing, he added. Raqeeb said that a bullet hit a six-year-old girl in the head who was playing outside her home. The girl was taken to hospital but she died of wounds. The Indian border security force has triggered a wave of human rights violations in Occupied Kashmir with gagging their just voice for the right of self-determination.

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