Soldiers stand guard near the LoC in Poonch.

Soldiers stand guard near the LoC in Poonch.|Photo Credit: PTI

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Balakote in addition to Mendhar witnessed heavy firing and shelling from across the border for several hours Saturday night.

A 45- year-old lady was injured in over night shelling and firing by Pakistani army along the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border (IB) in Poonch and Kathua districts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials stated on Sunday.

Saleema Bi, a homeowner of Lanjout village, was struck by splinters when a mortar shell exploded near her house in Balakote sector of Poonch district late Saturday night, the authorities stated.

They said the lady was saved by a joint group of the Army, cops personnel and health workers in the middle of inten