Kashmir has been divided between India and Pakistan since the end of British colonial rule in 1947, with both sides claiming the Himalayan territory in full ©Tauseef Mustafa (AFP/File)
Islamabad: At least nine people were killed and seven others wounded in cross-border fire which hit a Pakistani bus in disputed Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said.
Wednesday's incident took place in Nagdar village in Pakistani-held Kashmir's scenic Neelum Valley, Pakistan's (Dawn) news reported.
Indian troops hit a passenger coaster with small and big arms in the town of Lawat, killing nine passengers and injuring 11 others," said Jamil Mir, superintendent of police in Neelum Valley.
The coaster was on its way to Muzaffarabad. Lawat is located some 90 kilometres northeast of Muzaffarabad in the upper belt of valley that straddles the restive Line of Control (LoC).
In a separate incident of Indian shelling in Nakyal, one person was killed and six others injured.
