A civilian and an Army soldier were killed while four other soldiers were injured as Pakistan violated the cease fire agreement (CFA) and opened heavy shelling and firing on the Line of Control (LoC) in Mendhar and Krishna Ghati sectors in Poonch District of Jammu and Kashmir on August 20, reports Daily Excelsior. One Pakistan Army officer was killed in retaliatory action by the Indian troops. An Army vehicle, which was transporting the soldiers from one post to another in forward area on the LoC in Mendhar sector, was reportedly hit by a heavy mortar. An Army soldier was killed while four others were injured. One Pakistan Army officer was killed in retaliatory action by the Indian troops. Pakistani troops targeted forward Army posts and civilian areas at Dabraj, Mankote, Balnoi, Sagra and surroundings in Mendhar and Krishna Ghati sectors. A civilian was killed when a mortar shell exploded inside his house at village Dabraj in Mendhar.