Islamabad, February 7

Pakistan today decided to build at least 50 bunkers for civilians along the working boundary with India in the Punjab province to provide protection to villagers during cross-border firing.During a Cabinet meeting, three federal ministers, including defence minister Khawaja Asif, urged the Nawaz Sharif government to take measures to avoid civilian casualties along the border.“The Cabinet decided to build 50 bunkers along the working boundary to provide refuge to villagers living in the area during cross-border firing from India,” information minister Maryam Aurangzeb said.The government also announced to enhance compensation for those killed and injured in the cross-border firing incidents.The information minister said the families of those killed will be given Rs5,00,000 as compensation and those injured will get Rs1,50,000. — PTI