A 20-year-old civilian was injured in unprovoked Indian firing along the Line of Control (LoC), Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Monday.

According to ISPR, the Indian army troops initiated an unprovoked ceasefire violation (CFV) in the Baghsar sector along LOC targeting the civil population.

The statement read that a 20 year-old-boy, resident of Mehtika village received critical injuries and evacuated to a nearby hospital for necessary medical care.

Earlier on July 12, Indian forces had injured as many as six civilians including two women and an 11-year-old girl in separate incidents of unprovoked firing along the Line of Control (LoC).