Four army personnel were on Thursday killed in firing and shelling by Pakistani forces on forward defence locations and civilian areas along the Line of Control in Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir.

The Pakistani troops fired mortar bombs and opened small arms fire at Digwar, Siker, Sabzain and Soliki areas of the sector, police said.

The shelling led to panic and 10 families fled their homes in Digwar and Soliki, the police said.