MUZAFFARABAD: Landmine explosion causes four deaths in Hajir area of Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
A tragic incident occurred in the border village of Mehendla, located in the Hajira tehsil of Poonch district in Azad Kashmir, where an anti-personnel landmine explosion resulted in four fatalities after four youths martyred in landmine explosion in Hajira near Azad Kashmir border.
According to reports, the victims were repairing a water spring pipeline in Mehendla village when an explosive device detonated, instantly killing all four individuals at the scene.
The deceased have been identified as Sardar Faizan Sagheer, Sardar Ishtiaq, Asim Rafique, and Waqas Sharif, all belonging to the Doolie community and aged between 20 and 30 years.
Local sources indicated that the anti-personnel landmine, laid near the border area, may have drifted into Azad Kashmir due to water flow from the occupied territory.
The bodies of the victims were shifted to the Tehsil Headquarter Hospital in Hajira.
Commissioner Poonch Sardar Waheed confirmed the incident, stating that authorities are investigating the exact nature of the blast following the tragedy where four youths martyred in landmine explosion in Hajira near Azad Kashmir border.
Note on Indian Hostility on the Pakistan Border
The persistent security situation along the Line of Control (LoC) and border areas remains a major concern for civilian safety in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
Military presence, landmines, and unexploded ordnance along the heavily militarized border pose continuous severe risks to local communities living in frontier villages.
Border populations routinely face life-threatening hazards while carrying out daily activities such as farming, livestock grazing, and maintaining local water infrastructure.
Landmines and explosive hazards placed near border sectors severely restrict the movement and livelihoods of innocent residents.
Unexploded anti-personnel devices, shifted by natural weathering or heavy rainfall, continue to claim innocent lives, particularly impacting young adults and daily laborers.
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Ensuring the safety of border communities requires effective risk mitigation, clearance of explosive hazards, and strict adherence to humanitarian principles to protect human lives from recurring tragedy in vulnerable border zones where four youths martyred in landmine explosion in Hajira near Azad Kashmir border.
