ISLAMABAD, March 9 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan army said Thursday that a woman was injured in Indian overnight firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in disputed Kashmir region.
An army statement said "unprovoked firing by Indian troops targeting civil population along the LoC in Bhimber sector late last night."
"Pakistan Army troops effectively responded," the army said.
The latest incident happened as escalation along the LoC, which divides the two neighbors in the disputed Kashmir, has been seen since militants attack on an army center in the Indian-controlled Kashmir on Sept.18, killing 19 soldiers.
The Indian military blamed the Pakistan-based "Jaish-e-Mohammad" group and also pointed fingers at Pakistan. Islamabad rejected the charges and suggested independent investigation.
Pakistan and India had declared ceasefire in 2003 that had silenced the guns. However, firing exchanges do take place time to time and the cross-LoC firing and shelling has increased in recent days.
