The firing and shelling from across the border in Shahpur and Kirni sectors was retaliated by the Indian army.

A police official said the firing intensified as the day passed and spread to the nearby Shahpur sector, causing panic among the border residents.

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In an attempt to recover Sepoy Rasool's body, another Pakistani soldier was killed, following which the bodies could not be retrieved for two days.

Last week, the Pakistan Army had opened fire in Nowshera sector of nearby Rajouri district leaving an Indian soldier dead.

The latest ceasefire violation comes two days after Pakistan claimed that its four soldiers were killed in firing by Indian troops on their posts along the LoC.

Defence sources said the Pakistan army resorted to unprovoked firing on the Indian positions in the Tangdhar sector of the Kupwara district.

The infant, his mother Fatima Jan (35) and another civilian Mohammad Arif (40) were injured when mortar shells fired by Pakistan hit their village in Shahpur sector of Poonch district late Sunday.

On Sunday, firing in the Nezapir Sector, killed the woman in Mandhar village and injured three others. On the same day, another civilian was injured due to firing in the Kailer Sector along the LoC.

The ceasefire violation started at Krishna Ghati Sector of Poonch district and Keri Sector of Rajouri district at around 11 am.