<p>Indiscriminate shelling and firing by Pakistan on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district continued for the second day on Sunday, an official said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"The Pakistan Army again resorted to indiscriminate shelling and gunfire in Mandi and Balakot sectors of Poonch district," Defence Ministry Spokesman Col. Manish Mehta told IANS here.<br /><br />"The firing started at 3 a.m. and is still on. Our troops retaliated appropiately to the firing," he said.<br /><br />Four civilians were killed on India's Independence Day on Saturday when their car was hit by a shell fired from the Pakistan side in Mendhar sector of the district.<br /><br />Many civilians gathered at the site where the car was hit, when they were hit by a second shell fired from Pakistan, injuring more than 20 of them.<br /><br />With the death of a 10-year old boy overnight, the toll rose to five on Sunday.<br /><br />"Moin Khan died due to his injuries late Saturday. With this, the toll in shelling on civilians in Balakot sector of the Poonch district has risen to five," a senior police official told IANS.<br />Four injured were being treated at a hospital here. Two of them are said to be in a critical condition.<br /><br />The Pakistan Army began shelling on Saturday morning on civilian areas in Mendhar, Saujiyan and Mandi sectors of the LoC in Poonch district.<br /><br /><br /></p>
<p>Indiscriminate shelling and firing by Pakistan on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district continued for the second day on Sunday, an official said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"The Pakistan Army again resorted to indiscriminate shelling and gunfire in Mandi and Balakot sectors of Poonch district," Defence Ministry Spokesman Col. Manish Mehta told IANS here.<br /><br />"The firing started at 3 a.m. and is still on. Our troops retaliated appropiately to the firing," he said.<br /><br />Four civilians were killed on India's Independence Day on Saturday when their car was hit by a shell fired from the Pakistan side in Mendhar sector of the district.<br /><br />Many civilians gathered at the site where the car was hit, when they were hit by a second shell fired from Pakistan, injuring more than 20 of them.<br /><br />With the death of a 10-year old boy overnight, the toll rose to five on Sunday.<br /><br />"Moin Khan died due to his injuries late Saturday. With this, the toll in shelling on civilians in Balakot sector of the Poonch district has risen to five," a senior police official told IANS.<br />Four injured were being treated at a hospital here. Two of them are said to be in a critical condition.<br /><br />The Pakistan Army began shelling on Saturday morning on civilian areas in Mendhar, Saujiyan and Mandi sectors of the LoC in Poonch district.<br /><br /><br /></p>