Four minors were among at-least twelve civilians killed due to indiscriminate artillery shelling by Pakistan in the civilian areas of the border areas of Poonch today. More than 45 people were injured in these attacks.
The Indian Army is responding to the shelling in equal measure on the ceasefire violations by Pakistani forces after India carried missile strikes against nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
Ayan (14) and Aruba (12) both son and daughter of one Rameez Khan were killed in the Kalaani village that was heavily pounded. A 7 year old Maryam Khatoon was killed in the Qazi Mohra village.
The authorities have started evacuating people from villages in the border areas to safe locations following Wednesday’s indiscriminate shelling by the Pakistan Army.
Pakistani army targeted civilian areas in Mendhar, Mankote, Balakote, Krishna Ghati, Sagra and Shahpur Kirni areas along the LoC and also Poonch town, resulting damage to dozens of houses. Civilians were also targeted in North Kashmir’s Uri.
Three persons were killed in a Gurdwara, a Muslim cleric lost his life in a madrassa and two persons died near the Christ school in Poonch.
Several residential houses have been badly damaged and the authorities have set up camps for the affected people.
Nine civilians, including three children, were injured due to shelling in the Uri Sector of Kashmir.
Authorities have ordered that all educational institutions in the five border districts of the Jammu region.
Defence sources said; “During the night of 06-07 May 2025, Pakistan Army resorted to arbitrary firing including Artillery shelling from posts across the Line of Control and IB opposite J&K”.
Civilian flight operations at the Srinagar and Jammu airports have been suspended.
The United Nations (UN) Field Station in the border town of Poonch was targeted with artillery shelling by Pakistan troops on Wednesday morning. They are trying to strike even UN assets along the Line of Control (LoC).
The UN Observers have been deployed in the area and other parts of J&K and PoK to supervise the ceasefire between India and Pakistan. Reports said that artillery shells fired from Pakistan fell just outside the gate of UN Field Station in Poonch. A forest department complex in Poonch has been damaged due to shelling by Pakistan.