Locals told Businessline This Poonch city and the villages of Jhulas, Qazi Mohra, Banpat, Qasba and Kirini were the worst affected
In Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch sector, at least 10 civilians were killed and 45 injured after Pakistan had started a strong shot over the control line (LOC), officers said.
Hundreds of residents along the control line (LOC) and the international border (IB) were evacuated into safer zones when the cross-border fire briefly was briefly after the Indian armed forces on nine terrorist camps by Lashkar-E-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammad and Hizbul-Muhden, in Pokistan and Pakistan-Mohammadan and Pakistan and Pakistan and Pakistan Hisbul, in Pokistan and Pakistan-Occup, in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occcupan, in Pakistan, in Pakistan, in Pakistan, in Pakistan.
Locals told Businessline This Poonch city and the villages of Jhulas, Qazi Mohra, Banpat, Qasba and Kirini were the worst affected.
“The sound of a heavy artillery shot pungented through the area for almost eight hours and sent people into a state of panic,” said Mohammad Yousuf, a resident. He added that the bombing left many civilian population dead.
Official sources confirmed that at least 10 people, including a minor, were killed and around 45 more were injured in the fire. You are: Mohd Adil, Saleem Hussain, Ruby Kour, Mohd Zain, Mohd Akram, Amrik Singh, Ranjit Singh, Zoya Khan, Mohd Rafi and Mohd iqbal.
A cover dismissed from Pakistan landed directly behind Christ School in Poonch and met the home of two schoolchildren of the school who also lost their lives, and their parents were seriously injured, said Bishop Pereira. According to him, another cover hit a monastery of nuns.
Poonch Mla Aijaz Ahmed Jan said that this was the first time in recent times that the fire has passed on over such a longer period of time. He also said that the cattle had been arranged and that almost 75 percent of the city’s population had fled to safer areas.
In several villages in the Rajouri district, cross -border fire was also reported. However, no victims were reported. Budhal Mla Javed Iqbal said that a shell in the village of Thandi Kassi had hit a shopping complex but did not do any damage.
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In the Kashmir -Valley, the Uri and Karnah sector reported on strong shelling. A resident of Uri said the fire started around 2:30 a.m. and lasted until 6:00 a.m. He said that 8 to 10 people suffered injuries.
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said he had carefully monitored the situation. “I took the situation in border districts of J&K UT with all the high-ranking administrative, police and district officials, including DCS of all border districts.
Prime Minister Omar Abdullah also headed a high -ranking meeting with deputy commissioners of all border districts to review the government’s willingness. He addressed the immediate publication of 5 billion GBP to each border district and 2 crore to other districts to equip the collectors of districts with the resources that are necessary for response to emergencies.
With entries of the Delhi Bureau
Published on May 7, 2025