Pakistani troops violated ceasefire in the Shahpur sector around 6 pm by firing from light to heavy weapons for nearly 45 minutes, they said. (Photo: PTI)

Jammu: Four civilians, including a woman and a boy, were injured in unprovoked indiscriminate firing by Pakistani troops along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir Sunday evening, officials said.

Pakistani troops violated ceasefire in the Shahpur sector around 6 pm by firing from light to heavy weapons for nearly 45 minutes, they said.

“We have received information that about four persons were injured in Pakistani firing and they are being evacuated to a hospital,” district development commissioner, Poonch, Tariq Ahmad Zargar told PTI.

According to a police official, Jameel Ahmad (45) and Parvaiza Akhtar (20) of Bandichichi and Javaid Hussain (24)and 14-year-old Mohammad Qasim of Kaswa village were injured in the firing.

The injured were given first aid locally and then sent to a district hospital, the official said.