Four soldiers and three civilians were killed in ceasefire violations by Pakistani troops along the Line of Control in north Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.

Four security forces personnel, including a BSF sub-inspector, were killed in multiple ceasefire violations by Pakistani troops, reports say.

Three civilians have also been killed in the multiple ceasefire violations reported from Gurez sector to Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir.

Two army soldiers were killed in Pakistani firing in the Nambla sector in Baramulla district, Army officials said.

Pakistani forces used mortars and other weapons.

A Border Security Force (BSF) sub-inspector was also killed while a jawan was injured in the Haji Peer sector, they said.

Two civilians were killed in Kamalkote sector in Uri area of Baramulla district while a woman was killed in Balkote area in Haji Peer sector of Uri, they added.

On the other hand, an unconfirmed report says at least eight Pakistan Army soldiers were killed in retaliatory firing on Friday by the Indian Army in response to ceasefire violations from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir.

According to reports, the list of Pakistan Army soldiers killed includes 2-3 Pakistan Army Special Service Group (SSG) commandoes.

10-12 Pakistan Army soldiers injured in the Indian Army firing in which a large number of Pakistan Army bunkers, fuel dumps, and launch pads have also been destroyed, reports say.

Indian Army officials said around 10 to 12 Pakistan Army soldiers have been injured in the Indian Army firing.

A large number of Pakistan Army bunkers, fuel dumps and launch pads have been destroyed.