1 killed, 7 injured in Pak shelling

SRINAGAR: One person was killed and seven others injured in the overnight Pakistani shelling in Uri sector of north Kashmir, police said on Wednesday.
A civilian, Arif Mohammad Bhat, was killed and seven others injured as artillery and mortar shells from across the border hit the civilian areas, triggering panic among the residents. Several residential houses were damaged in the shelling which started around 1800 hours on Tuesday and continued till midnight, police also said.
The police said Boniyar, Kamalkote, Nambla, Chakoti Nambla and Uran Bhawa were the worst affected by the indiscriminate and unprovoked Pakistani shelling.
Several shells also exploded in the Uri town, 101 kms from here in Baramulla district.
Indian troops retaliated but the casualties on the Pakistan side were not known, police added.