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India Gazette
07-05-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
"Pakistan has no sense...five Sikhs among 12 killed in cross-border shelling in Poonch": District Gurudwara Committee Chief
Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 7 (ANI): Pakistan Army's shelling has caused huge damage in civilian areas of Poonch, leading to the death of nearly 12 people in the district and a shell hit a corner of Shri Guru Singh Sabha Gurudwara, President of District Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee Narinder Singh said on Wednesday. He said one shell hit Geeta Bhawan and one shell hit a mosque also, killing a teacher in the mosque. 'Our neighbour has no sense at all, has made a huge attack on civilians. Civilians have suffered huge damage,' Narinder Singh said in a self-made video. He urged the Jammu and Kashmir government and the Centre to make efforts so that situation improves. Narinder Singh said locals were in panic and many had left their residences. 'Nearly 12 people have died in Poonch due to cross-border shelling... Five people of the Sikh community and rest from the Muslim community have died. A shell hit one corner of our Gurudwara Shri Guru Singh Sabha, because of which one door and a few glasses were shattered... Reports are being circulated that shelling has caused heavy losses to the Gurudwara, which are not correct. Since it is a congested area, one shell has hit Geeta Bhawan and one shell hit a mosque also, killing one teacher in the mosque,' Narinder Singh said. Earlier, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Sukhbir Singh Badal strongly condemned the inhuman attack by Pakistani forces on the sacred Central Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha Sahib in Poonch. Condemning the inhuman attack, Badal stated that three Sikhs have lost their lives. As per Badal's office, the deceased have been identified as Amrik Singh Ji (a raagi Singh), Bhai Amarjeet Singh and Ranjit Singh. The SAD leader expressed solidarity with the bereaved families and demanded adequate compensation to support them in their time of grief. 'Strongly condemn the inhuman attack by Pakistani forces on the sacred Central Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha Sahib in Poonch, in which three innocent Gursikhs, including Bhai Amrik Singh Ji (a raagi Singh), Bhai Amarjeet Singh and Bhai Ranjit Singh lost their lives. The Shiromani Akali Dal expresses complete solidarity with the families of the deceased Gursikhs and prays for peace for the departed and courage for their friends and loved ones,' he said in a post on X. 'We demand that the martyrs be honored for their sacrifice and that the bereaved families receive adequate compensation to support them in their time of grief. The Sikhs have always been, and will continue to be, the sword arm of the country. We stand like a rock with our armed forces. Although the Shiromani Akali Dal and our country stand for peace, if our honor is challenged by the enemy, we need no reminder to fulfill our patriotic duties,' Badal added. After Operation Sindoor, the Pakistan Army continued its series of ceasefire violations by targeting civilian areas in the border areas of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. Officials said the shelling caused panic among villagers and damaged several houses. Visuals showed damaged civilian infrastructure, shattered window panes, cracked walls, and debris scattered across the lanes of the village. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah held an emergency meeting with officials over the current situation in border areas. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday that the Indian Armed Forces displayed their valour and bravery in Operation Sindoor, scripting a new history, and took action against terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and POJK with 'precision, alertness and sensitivity'. Speaking at an event for the inauguration of 50 Border Roads Organisation infrastructure projects across six states and two UTs, Rajnath Singh said that the armed forces showed sensitivity in ensuring that the civilian population is not affected during their action. He also expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his full support to the armed forces. India's precision strikes on terrorist infrastructure came in response to the Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people were killed. 'You know that today, under the guidance of PM Narendra Modi, our Indian armed forces have made us all proud... Last night, our Indian armed forces displayed their valour and bravery, and scripted a new history. Indian armed forces took action with precision, alertness and sensitiveness. The targets we decided where accurately demolished with precision.. Our armed forces also showed sensitivity in ensuring that the civilian population is not affected at all,' Rajnath Singh said. 'In a way, we can say that Indian jawans showed precision, alertness and humanity. On behalf of the entire country, I congratulate the jawans and officers,' he added. At a joint briefing on Operation Sindoor in which nine terrorist camps were targeted with precision strikes, Foreign Secretay Vikram Misri said the terror attack in Pahalgam was marked with extreme barbarity, with the victims mostly killed with head shots at close range and in front of their family. 'The family members were deliberately traumatised through the manner of killing, accompanied by the exhortation that they should take back the message. The attack was clearly driven by the objective of undermining normalcy returning to Kashmir,' he said. Misri said that Indian intelligence agencies had been monitoring terrorist activities and raised concerns regarding more terrorist attacks in India. 'Our intelligence indicated that further attacks against India are impending. Thus, compulsion, both to deter and prevent and hence earlier this morning, India exercised its right to respond to deter such more cross-border terrorism... Our actions were measured and non-escalatory, proportionate and responsible. They focused on dismantling terrorists' infrastructure,' he said. Wing Commander Vyomika Singh informed that a total of nine terror sites were targeted and successfully destroyed. She asserted that the locations were selected so that there was no damage to civilians and their infrastructures. 'Operation Sindoor was launched by the Indian Armed Forces to deliver justice to the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack and their families. Nine terrorist camps were targeted and successfully destroyed... The locations were so selected to avoid damage to civilian infrastructures and loss of any civilian lives, she said. Col Sofiya Qureshi showed some videos of the strikes destroying terror camps. The Indian Armed Forces launched 'Operation Sindoor' early Wednesday. Twenty-six people were killed in the Pahalgam terror attack. The government had said that the perpetrators will face severe punishment. (ANI)
India Gazette
07-05-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
"Pakistan has no sense...civilians killed, huge damage in cross-border shelling ": Poonch District Gurudwara Committee Chief
Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 7 (ANI): Pakistan Army's shelling has caused huge damage in civilian areas of Poonch, leading to the death of nearly 12 people in the district and a shell hit a corner of Shri Guru Singh Sabha Gurudwara, President of District Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee Narinder Singh said on Wednesday. He said one shell hit Geeta Bhawan and one shell hit a mosque also, killing a teacher in the mosque. 'Our neighbour has no sense at all, has made a huge attack on civilians. Civilians have suffered huge damage,' Narinder Singh said in a self-made video. He urged the Jammu and Kashmir government and the Centre to make efforts so that situation improves. Narinder Singh said locals were in panic and many had left their residences. 'Nearly 12 people have died in Poonch district due to cross-border shelling... In Poonch proper five people of the Sikh community and rest from the Muslim community have died. A shell hit one corner of our Gurudwara Shri Guru Singh Sabha, because of which one door and a few glasses were shattered... Reports are being circulated that shelling has caused heavy losses to the Gurudwara, which are not correct. Since it is a congested area, one shell has hit Geeta Bhawan and one shell hit a mosque also, killing one teacher in the mosque,' Narinder Singh said. Earlier, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Sukhbir Singh Badal strongly condemned the inhuman attack by Pakistani forces on the sacred Central Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha Sahib in Poonch. Condemning the inhuman attack, Badal stated that three Sikhs have lost their lives. As per Badal's office, the deceased have been identified as Amrik Singh Ji (a raagi Singh), Bhai Amarjeet Singh and Ranjit Singh. The SAD leader expressed solidarity with the bereaved families and demanded adequate compensation to support them in their time of grief. 'Strongly condemn the inhuman attack by Pakistani forces on the sacred Central Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha Sahib in Poonch, in which three innocent Gursikhs, including Bhai Amrik Singh Ji (a raagi Singh), Bhai Amarjeet Singh and Bhai Ranjit Singh lost their lives. The Shiromani Akali Dal expresses complete solidarity with the families of the deceased Gursikhs and prays for peace for the departed and courage for their friends and loved ones,' he said in a post on X. 'We demand that the martyrs be honored for their sacrifice and that the bereaved families receive adequate compensation to support them in their time of grief. The Sikhs have always been, and will continue to be, the sword arm of the country. We stand like a rock with our armed forces. Although the Shiromani Akali Dal and our country stand for peace, if our honor is challenged by the enemy, we need no reminder to fulfill our patriotic duties,' Badal added. After Operation Sindoor, the Pakistan Army continued its series of ceasefire violations by targeting civilian areas in the border areas of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. Officials said the shelling caused panic among villagers and damaged several houses. Visuals showed damaged civilian infrastructure, shattered window panes, cracked walls, and debris scattered across the lanes of the village. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah held an emergency meeting with officials over the current situation in border areas. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday that the Indian Armed Forces displayed their valour and bravery in Operation Sindoor, scripting a new history, and took action against terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and POJK with 'precision, alertness and sensitivity'. Speaking at an event for the inauguration of 50 Border Roads Organisation infrastructure projects across six states and two UTs, Rajnath Singh said that the armed forces showed sensitivity in ensuring that the civilian population is not affected during their action. He also expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his full support to the armed forces. India's precision strikes on terrorist infrastructure came in response to the Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people were killed. 'You know that today, under the guidance of PM Narendra Modi, our Indian armed forces have made us all proud... Last night, our Indian armed forces displayed their valour and bravery, and scripted a new history. Indian armed forces took action with precision, alertness and sensitiveness. The targets we decided where accurately demolished with precision.. Our armed forces also showed sensitivity in ensuring that the civilian population is not affected at all,' Rajnath Singh said. 'In a way, we can say that Indian jawans showed precision, alertness and humanity. On behalf of the entire country, I congratulate the jawans and officers,' he added. At a joint briefing on Operation Sindoor in which nine terrorist camps were targeted with precision strikes, Foreign Secretay Vikram Misri said the terror attack in Pahalgam was marked with extreme barbarity, with the victims mostly killed with head shots at close range and in front of their family. 'The family members were deliberately traumatised through the manner of killing, accompanied by the exhortation that they should take back the message. The attack was clearly driven by the objective of undermining normalcy returning to Kashmir,' he said. Misri said that Indian intelligence agencies had been monitoring terrorist activities and raised concerns regarding more terrorist attacks in India. 'Our intelligence indicated that further attacks against India are impending. Thus, compulsion, both to deter and prevent and hence earlier this morning, India exercised its right to respond to deter such more cross-border terrorism... Our actions were measured and non-escalatory, proportionate and responsible. They focused on dismantling terrorists' infrastructure,' he said. Wing Commander Vyomika Singh informed that a total of nine terror sites were targeted and successfully destroyed. She asserted that the locations were selected so that there was no damage to civilians and their infrastructures. 'Operation Sindoor was launched by the Indian Armed Forces to deliver justice to the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack and their families. Nine terrorist camps were targeted and successfully destroyed... The locations were so selected to avoid damage to civilian infrastructures and loss of any civilian lives, she said. Col Sofiya Qureshi showed some videos of the strikes destroying terror camps. The Indian Armed Forces launched 'Operation Sindoor' early Wednesday. Twenty-six people were killed in the Pahalgam terror attack. The government had said that the perpetrators will face severe punishment. (ANI)
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Business Standard
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Business Standard
13 killed, over 50 injured as Pak army pounds villages along LoC in J-K
At least 13 people, including four children and a soldier, were killed and 57 injured as the Pakistan Army carried out one of the most intense artillery and mortar shelling in years targeting forward villages along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir after the Indian missile strikes against terror infrastructure in the neighbouring country and PoK, officials said on Wednesday. Hundreds of residents were forced to take refuge in underground bunkers or shift to safer places as the indiscriminate shelling by Pakistan destroyed houses, vehicles and various buildings, including a Gurudwara, and created panic among the border residents in the worst-hit Poonch district and Rajouri in Jammu region and Baramulla and Kupwara in north Kashmir. The officials said the Indian Army is responding to the shelling in a befitting manner, resulting in many casualties on the enemy side after several of their posts engaged in firing were destroyed. This is the first time that such an intense shelling has been witnessed after the ceasefire agreement was renewed between the two countries on February 25, 2021. Poonch district accounted for all 13 deaths, the officials said, adding 42 people were also injured and the condition of two of them was stated to be serious. The shelling was reported from all along the LoC in Poonch, including Balakote, Mendhar, Mankote, Krishna Ghati, Gulpur, Kerni and even Poonch district headquarters, resulting in damage to dozens of houses and vehicles, they said. The shelling from across the border was intense till noon and later continued intermittently, mostly restricting to the Poonch sector for the next few hours. Locals faced a tough time evacuating the victims to hospital due to the heavy shelling, which also hit Poonch bus stand, damaging several buses, the officials said. Three Sikh men lost their lives when an artillery shell hit a Gurdwara and adjoining houses in Poonch town, they said. Several parties from Punjab condemned the incident. In a post on X, Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal said, "Strongly condemn the inhuman attack by Pakistani forces on the sacred Central Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha Sahib in Poonch, in which three innocent Gursikhs, including Bhai Amrik Singh Ji (a raagi Singh), Bhai Amarjeet Singh and Bhai Ranjit Singh lost their lives." Ten persons, including five children, were also injured in cross-border shelling in Uri sector of Baramulla district, while three others were injured in Rajouri district, the officials said, adding several houses also caught fire due to shelling in Karnah sector of Kupwara district. The officials identified the deceased as Balvinder Kour alias Ruby (33), Mohd Zain Khan (10), his elder sister Zoya Khan (12), Mohd Akram (40), Amrik Singh (55), Mohd Iqbal (45), Ranjeet Singh (48), Shakeela Bi (40), Amarjeet Singh (47), Maryam Khatoon (7), Vihaan Bhargav (13) and Mohd Rafi (40) and a Lance naik of Army. This was the 13th consecutive night of unprovoked firing along the borders in Jammu and Kashmir, amid heightened tensions following the Pahalgam attack. Earlier, a defence spokesman said during the intervening night of May 6 and 7, the Pakistan Army resorted to arbitrary firing, including artillery shelling, from posts across the LoC and International Border opposite Jammu and Kashmir. He said the Indian Army is responding in a proportionate manner. Army sources said Indian troops caused many casualties to the enemy forces after destroying several of their posts in the retaliatory action. Authorities had shut all educational institutions in the five border districts of the Jammu region on Wednesday. The ceasefire violations have been very rare after India and Pakistan renewed the ceasefire agreement on February 25, 2021. In a gesture of solidarity and compassion, Congress MLA from Rajouri Iftkhar Ahmed donated blood along with his supporters after visiting the injured undergoing treatment at the GMC hospital in Rajouri. Ahmed appealed to the public to come forward and donate blood, emphasising the urgent need to support the medical efforts during this critical time. "We are ready to sacrifice everything for the integrity and sovereignty of the nation. The nation comes first, and we should stand united to face any challenges that come our way," he said. Principal GMC Rajouri Amarjeet Singh Bhatia said the hospital is fully geared up to deal with the situation in the wake of border skirmishes and mounting tension. All necessary arrangements are in place to ensure the best treatment for the patients, he said. Authorities in Poonch district said they have designated nine public shelter camps with adequate amenities for the people desirous to relocate from the forward villages hit by Pakistani shelling. "Though there was no cross-border firing in our village, we have been told to shift to ITI College in R S Pura where necessary arrangements have been made by the government for our lodgment in view of the prevailing tense situation," Liaqat Ali, a resident of Jorian village near the IB, told PTI. Ali said the village had suffered immensely and had even been burned to the ground in the past by Pakistani shelling. The intense shelling from across the border started shortly after Indian armed forces carried out missile attacks on nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir to avenge the April 22 terror attack in south Kashmir's Pahalgam that had left 26 civilians dead.
Time of India
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
'Pakistan has no sense, has attacked civilians...5 Sikhs among 12 killed in cross-border shelling': Poonch District Gurudwara Committee Chief
5 5 Next Stay Playback speed 1x Normal Back 0.25x 0.5x 1x Normal 1.5x 2x 5 5 / Skip Ads by Live Events Pakistan Army's shelling has caused huge damage in civilian areas of Poonch , leading to the death of nearly 12 people in the district and a shell hit a corner of Shri Guru Singh Sabha Gurudwara, President of District Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee Narinder Singh said on said one shell hit Geeta Bhawan and one shell hit a mosque also, killing a teacher in the said Pakistan has no sense as it has made a huge attack on civilians which has led to a lot of damage. He urged the Jammu and Kashmir government and the Centre to make efforts so that the situation Singh said locals were in panic and many had left their residences."It is a very painful 12 people have died in Poonch district due to cross-border shelling... In proper Poonch, five from the Sikh community the rest from the Muslim community have died. A shell hit one corner of our Gurudwara Shri Guru Singh Sabha, because of which one door and a few glasses were shattered... Reports are being circulated that shelling has caused heavy losses to the Gurudwara, which are not correct. Since it is a congested area, one shell has hit Geeta Bhawan and one shell hit a mosque also, killing one teacher in the mosque," Narinder Singh said in a self-made ShiromAkali Dal (SAD) leader Sukhbir Singh Badal strongly condemned the inhuman attack by Pakistani forces on the sacred Central Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha Sahib in the inhuman attack, Badal stated that three Sikhs have lost their per Badal's office, the deceased have been identified as Amrik Singh Ji (a raagi Singh), Bhai Amarjeet Singh and Ranjit SAD leader expressed solidarity with the bereaved families and demanded adequate compensation to support them in their time of grief."Strongly condemn the inhuman attack by Pakistani forces on the sacred Central Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha Sahib in Poonch, in which three innocent Gursikhs, including Bhai Amrik Singh Ji (a raagi Singh), Bhai Amarjeet Singh and Bhai Ranjit Singh lost their lives. The Shiromani Akali Dal expresses complete solidarity with the families of the deceased Gursikhs and prays for peace for the departed and courage for their friends and loved ones," he said in a post on X."We demand that the martyrs be honored for their sacrifice and that the bereaved families receive adequate compensation to support them in their time of grief. The Sikhs have always been, and will continue to be, the sword arm of the country. We stand like a rock with our armed forces. Although the Shiromani Akali Dal and our country stand for peace, if our honor is challenged by the enemy, we need no reminder to fulfill our patriotic duties," Badal Operation Sindoor , the Pakistan Army continued its series of ceasefire violations by targeting civilian areas in the border areas of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. Officials said the shelling caused panic among villagers and damaged several showed damaged civilian infrastructure, shattered window panes, cracked walls, and debris scattered across the lanes of the and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah held an emergency meeting with officials over the current situation in border Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday that the Indian Armed Forces displayed their valour and bravery in Operation Sindoor, scripting a new history, and took action against terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and POJK with "precision, alertness and sensitivity".Speaking at an event for the inauguration of 50 Border Roads Organisation infrastructure projects across six states and two UTs, Rajnath Singh said that the armed forces showed sensitivity in ensuring that the civilian population is not affected during their also expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his full support to the armed precision strikes on terrorist infrastructure came in response to the Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people were killed."You know that today, under the guidance of PM Narendra Modi, our Indian armed forces have made us all proud... Last night, our Indian armed forces displayed their valour and bravery, and scripted a new history. Indian armed forces took action with precision, alertness and sensitiveness. The targets we decided where accurately demolished with precision.. Our armed forces also showed sensitivity in ensuring that the civilian population is not affected at all," Rajnath Singh said. "In a way, we can say that Indian jawans showed precision, alertness and humanity. On behalf of the entire country, I congratulate the jawans and officers," he a joint briefing on Operation Sindoor in which nine terrorist camps were targeted with precision strikes, Foreign Secretay Vikram Misri said the terror attack in Pahalgam was marked with extreme barbarity, with the victims mostly killed with head shots at close range and in front of their family."The family members were deliberately traumatised through the manner of killing, accompanied by the exhortation that they should take back the message. The attack was clearly driven by the objective of undermining normalcy returning to Kashmir," he said that Indian intelligence agencies had been monitoring terrorist activities and raised concerns regarding more terrorist attacks in India."Our intelligence indicated that further attacks against India are impending. Thus, compulsion, both to deter and prevent and hence earlier this morning, India exercised its right to respond to deter such more cross-border terrorism... Our actions were measured and non-escalatory, proportionate and responsible. They focused on dismantling terrorists' infrastructure," he Commander Vyomika Singh informed that a total of nine terror sites were targeted and successfully destroyed. She asserted that the locations were selected so that there was no damage to civilians and their infrastructures."Operation Sindoor was launched by the Indian Armed Forces to deliver justice to the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack and their families. Nine terrorist camps were targeted and successfully destroyed... The locations were so selected to avoid damage to civilian infrastructures and loss of any civilian lives, she Sofiya Qureshi showed some videos of the strikes destroying terror Indian Armed Forces launched 'Operation Sindoor' early people were killed in the Pahalgam terror attack. The government had said that the perpetrators will face severe punishment. (ANI)
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First Post
07-05-2025
- Politics
- First Post
Sikh community condemns Pakistan's attack on Poonch Gurudwara, says four killed
The Sikh community on Wednesday strongly condemned and expressed anger over the inhuman attack by Pakistan on the Central Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha Sahib in J&K's Poonch, which claimed lives of four members of the community read more The Sikh community on Wednesday strongly condemned and expressed anger over the inhuman attack by Pakistani forces on the sacred Central Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha Sahib in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch which claimed lives of four members of the community. Confirming the deaths, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said that targeting common people and places of worship where prayers are offered for the well-being of all, such an attack is highly condemnable. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD He identified the four deceased as Bhai Amrik Singh, Amarjit Singh, Ranjit Singh and Ruby Kaur. ਜੰਮੂ-ਕਸ਼ਮੀਰ ਦੇ ਪੁੰਛ ਸੈਕਟਰ ਵਿਖੇ LOC ਨੇੜੇ ਸਥਿਤ ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ ਸਾਹਿਬ 'ਤੇ ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਬੰਬ ਨਾਲ ਹਮਲਾ ਕੀਤੇ ਜਾਣ ਦੀ ਖ਼ਬਰ ਮਿਲੀ। ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਰਾਗੀ ਸਿੰਘ ਭਾਈ ਅਮਰੀਕ ਸਿੰਘ, ਅਮਰਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ, ਰਣਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਅਤੇ ਰੂਬੀ ਕੌਰ ਮਾਰੇ ਗਏ ਹਨ। ਜਿੱਥੇ ਸਰਬੱਤ ਦਾ ਭਲੇ ਦੀ ਅਰਦਾਸ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ, ਉੱਥੇ ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਦਾ ਹਮਲਾ ਕਰਨਾ ਬੇਹੱਦ… — Bhagwant Mann (@BhagwantMann) May 7, 2025 More from India India's Sensex fluctuates but panic in Pakistani markets as SE100 drops 5% after Operation Sindoor In a post on X in Punjabi, the Chief Minister said, 'There has been news of a bomb attack by Pakistan on a Gurdwara Sahib located near the LOC in Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir. In this attack, a Ragi Singh Bhai Amrik Singh, Amarjit Singh, Ranjit Singh and Ruby Kaur have died. Where prayers are offered for the well-being of all, such an attack is highly condemnable. Targeting the common people is completely wrong. We express our heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased. It is a prayer to Guru Sahib that He may place the departed souls at His feet and give strength to the families to bear this unbearable pain.' Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Sukhbir Singh Badal also expressed solidarity with the bereaved families and demanded adequate compensation to support them in their time of grief. Strongly condemn the inhuman attack by Pakistani forces on the sacred Central Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha Sahib in Poonch, in which three innocent Gursikhs, including Bhai Amrik Singh Ji (a raagi Singh), Bhai Amarjeet Singh and Bhai Ranjit Singh lost their lives. The Shiromani… — Sukhbir Singh Badal (@officeofssbadal) May 7, 2025 STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD He, however, said three people had lost their lives in the incident. 'Strongly condemn the inhuman attack by Pakistani forces on the sacred Central Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha Sahib in Poonch, in which three innocent Gursikhs, including Bhai Amrik Singh Ji (a raagi Singh), Bhai Amarjeet Singh and Bhai Ranjit Singh lost their lives. The Shiromani Akali Dal expresses complete solidarity with the families of the deceased Gursikhs and prays for peace for the departed and courage for their friends and loved ones. We demand that the martyrs be honored for their sacrifice and that the bereaved families receive adequate compensation to support them in their time of grief,' Badal posted on X. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD 'The Sikhs have always been, and will continue to be, the sword arm of the country. We stand like a rock with our armed forces. Although the Shiromani Akali Dal and our country stand for peace, if our honour is challenged by the enemy, we need no reminder to fulfill our patriotic duties,' he added. After 'Operation Sindoor', the Pakistan Army continued its series of ceasefire violations by targeting civilian areas in the border areas of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. Officials said the shelling caused panic among villagers and damaged several houses. Visuals from the scene showed damaged civilian infrastructure, shattered window panes, cracked walls, and debris scattered across the lanes of the village. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah also held an emergency meeting with officials over the current situation in border areas. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a Union Cabinet meeting following 'Operation Sindoor' conducted by the Indian Armed Forces in the early hours of the day. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Defence Minister Rajnath Singh briefed the other members of the cabinet regarding Operation Sindoor during the launched a strike at the terror hideouts deep inside Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Jammu and Kashmir under 'Operation Sindoor' in the early hours of Wednesday in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack. Indian Armed Forces successfully struck nine terror targets, four in Pakistan, including Bahawalpur, Muridke, and Sialkot, and five in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), using special precision munitions in a coordinated operation was jointly carried out by the Defence Forces with the mobilisation of assets and troops. With inputs from agencies
