Three civilians killed by Indian firing along LoC

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ISLAMABAD: Three Pakistani civilians were killed on Thursday when Indian Border Security Forces (BSF) resorted to unprovoked firing across the Line of Control (LoC) in Nakyal Sector. “Indian firing had been intense and ferocious for two hours, but the intensity has subsided now,” said Nazakat Hussain, assistant commissioner in Nakyal. He said that a 12-year-old girl, Laiba Shabbir, died in Oli village, while a 55-year old man, Sufi Amin, and a 19-year-old boy, Zahid, died in Mohra Dharoti village after mortar shells landed on their homes.