Poonch, April 2 (GNS): Two army soldiers were injured in cross border shelling in Balakote area of Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.
Reports reaching GNS said that the soldiers namely Naib Subedar Satpal and Havaldar Dharmpal of 14 Punjab Regiment suffered splinter injuries after Pakistani army attacked Indian army’s posts in Balakote sector of Mendhar today early in the morning.
Both the injured were immediately taken Militarily Hospital Rajouri for treatment, they said.
An army officer also confirmed the injuries and said that the soldiers manning the fence retaliated strongly. (GNS)