Five Indians Killed in Cross-Border Shelling by Pakistani Troops

People shift a woman, who according to local media was injured in what they say was a ceasefire violation by the Pakistani troops along the Line of Control (LOC) in Poonch district, towards a government hospital in Jammu, March 18, 2018. Reuters/Mukesh Gupta

SRINAGAR/MUZZAFARABAD—Five members of an Indian family were killed and two injured by shelling from Pakistani troops on Sunday along the Line of Control, the de facto border between India and Pakistan, according to army and police officials.

Both sides were engaging in heavy shelling despite a 15-year-old ceasefire between the nuclear-armed rivals in the area, the officials said.