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| Villagers bid tearful adieu to couple, their son killed in Pak shelling | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 18: Hundreds of villagers on Saturday bid a tearful adieu to a couple and their son who were killed in heavy mortar shelling by Pakistan along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’’s Poonch district.
Mohammad Rafiq (58), his wife Rafia Bi (50) and their son Irfan (16) were killed when a mortar shell hit their house at Karmara village and exploded during the shelling on Friday night.
Hundreds of people from the village and its adjoining areas participated in the funeral prayers of the deceased, who were buried at their ancestral graveyard, officials said.
Following the Friday incident, local residents staged protests against Pakistan for frequently violating ceasefire and targeting civilian areas, they said.
“Such incidents have become routine for us. How long will we tolerate this?” one of the villagers said and demanded an immediate end to cross-border shelling.
However, he said these incidents will not deter border residents from safeguarding their country from the evil designs of the enemy.
Senior civil and police officials besides leaders of different political parties also took part in the funeral prayers, the officials said.
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