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News18
08-05-2025
- Politics
- News18
Day After Operation Sindoor, 13 Killed In J&K As Pakistan Army Again Resorts To Cross-Border Shelling
Last Updated: Earlier in the morning, Pakistan again resorted to cross-border shelling in the Karnah area of J&K's Kupwara district for the second day in a row. Nearly 36 hours after India's military action on terror camps, the Pakistan Army continued shelling along the Line of Control (LoC) in four sectors of Jammu and Kashmir, prompting a befitting response by the Indian Army. Earlier in the morning, Pakistan again resorted to cross-border shelling in the Karnah area of J&K's Kupwara district for the second day in a row, after India launched 'Operation Sindoor' targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Thursday's shelling was the 14th consecutive night of firing along the borders in Jammu and Kashmir amid heightened tension following the Pahalgam attack.m The Pakistan Army on Wednesday carried out one of the most intense artillery and mortar shelling in years, targeting the forward villages in J&K against 'Operation Sindoor'. The unprovoked firing using small arms and artillery guns across the LoC was carried out in areas opposite Kupwara, Baramulla, Uri and Akhnoor sectors. However, the Indian Army responded proportionately. 13 People Killed In Pakistan Shelling 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. Among the 13 persons killed in the Pakistani shelling was Lance Naik Dinesh Kumar of the 5-Field Regiment. Following Islamabad's shelling in border areas, hundreds of residents were moved to safer areas in view of the flare-up. The 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 Gurdwara. Three Sikh men also lost their lives when an artillery shell hit a Gurdwara and adjoining houses in Poonch town. Several political parties, along with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, also condemned the attack. 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." The shelling was reported from all along the LoC in Poonch, including Balakote, Mendhar, Mankote, Krishna Ghati, Gulpur, Kerni and even Poonch district headquarters. Educational Institutions In J&K To Remain Closed In view of the escalating tension, the authorities have ordered that all educational institutions in the five border districts of the Jammu region will remain closed for the second day on Thursday. Divisional Commissioner Ramesh Kumar said that all schools, colleges and educational institutions in Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Rajouri and Poonch districts will remain closed for the second day on Thursday in view of the prevailing situation. The administration in Jammu division has also set up 24×7 control rooms in all the 10 districts of the region. India Strikes Pakistan The Indian armed forces carried out missile attacks on nine terror targets — four in Pakistan and five in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) — early on Wednesday to avenge the April 22 terror attack in south Kashmir's Pahalgam that left 26 people, mostly tourists, dead. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday briefed his cabinet colleagues about India's Pahalgam revenge and retaliatory strikes against terror camps in Pakistan and PoK under Operation Sindoor, calling it a 'moment of pride for all of us". (With agency inputs) First Published: May 08, 2025, 11:14 IST
Mint
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Mint
‘Our schools, temples, and masjids…,' locals along LoC reel under heavy shelling by Pakistan after Operation Sindoor
Pakistan Army continued shelling along the Line of Control (LoC) in four sectors of Jammu and Kashmir, prompting a befitting response by the Indian Army, officials said on Thursday. Compared to Wednesday, when the Pakistan Army carried out one of the most intense artillery and mortar shelling in years targeting the forward villages in the Union Territory following missile strikes by India as part of 'Operation Sindoor', the intensity of cross-border firing was less and restricted to four sectors on Thursday, the officials said. "On the intervening night of May 7 and 8, Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked firing using small arms and artillery guns across the LoC in areas opposite Kupwara, Baramulla, Uri and Akhnoor sectors in J-K. The Indian Army responded proportionately," a defence spokesman said in Jammu as quoted by news agency PTI. The officials said there was no report of any casualties in the skirmishes. At least 15 people were killed and 43 others injured in the cross-border artillery and mortar shelling from the Pakistani army along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan. Soon after India launched 'Operation Sindoor' early Wednesday, Pakistan's 'barbaric' shelling left a trail of destruction – damaged houses, broken shops, burnt vehicles, bloodstains and debris-littered streets. 'Artillery firing by the Pakistan Army since last night has hit civilian areas in Poonch and Tangdhar. Caused the death of 15 innocent civilians and injured 43 others,' defence officials said. At least 15 people were killed and 43 others injured in the cross-border artillery and mortar shelling from the Pakistani army along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan Thursday's shelling was the 14th consecutive night of firing along the borders in Jammu and Kashmir amid heightened tension following the Pahalgam attack. Ceasefire violations along the LoC and the International Border have been very rare after India and Pakistan renewed the ceasefire agreement on February 25, 2021. The worst-hit Poonch sector in Jammu, which recorded 13 deaths in Wednesday's intense shelling, remained by and large peaceful at night, they said. Hundreds of border residents have already moved to safer areas in view of the flare up. Among the 13 persons killed in the Pakistani shelling was Lance Naik Dinesh Kumar of the 5-Field Regiment. "The GOC (general officer commanding) and all ranks of White Knight Corps salute the supreme sacrifice of L/Nk Kumar of 5 Fd Regt, who laid down his life on May 7 during Pakistan Army shelling. We also stand in solidarity with all victims of the targeted attacks on innocent civilians in Poonch sector," the Army said in a post on X. Member Legislative Assembly (MLA) Poonch Haveli, Ajaz Jan, who lives in Poonch town, told a local dialy Greater Kashmir that the entire town was converted into a war zone after the Pakistan Army resorted to heavy artillery shelling. 'There are no words to describe the fear and scene as Poonch town was under intense artillery shelling for around six hours and hundreds of artillery shells landed in the town,' MLA Jan told Greater Kashmir. 'Our private schools, temples, Masjids, Madarsas, government offices, Police Lines, and all parts of the town as well as market areas and bus stands remained under heavy shelling,' Jan said. Everything is gone now. We are too afraid to return. Rebuilding the house will be incredibly difficult. —we need the government to step in and help. One of the most affected villages by Pakistani shelling is Salamabad, located barely ten kilometres from the Line of Control (LoC) in the Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir towards the north Bashir Ahmad, a local shopkeeper who witnessed the destruction, told the BBC that around 2 am on Wednesday a loud explosion jolted the villagers awake. Ahmad estimated that only a handful of Salamabad's 100 or so residents had remained, the rest having left in search of safety from what he described as the most intense shelling in years. Two homes in Salamabad have been damaged by the Pakistani shelling in the aftermath of Operation Sindoor. Badrudin, another villager, told BBC that he was injured in the shelling, along with this eight-year-old son and sister-in-law. "Everything is gone now. We are too afraid to return," says Badruddin whose house has also been damaged. "Rebuilding the house will be incredibly difficult. —we need the government to step in and help,' he said. Indian armed forces carried out precision strikes at terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupiedJammu and Kashmir, the government said early Wednesday morning. In all, 9 areas have been targeted, the government said in the statement, codenaming the strike 'Operation Sindoor.' "There was not one shell but multiple. There was deafening noise. There's a lot of fear, but where will we go? Where will the poor go? We don't have anything," said another man,
Scroll.in
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Scroll.in
Indian Army soldier killed in Pakistani shelling after Operation Sindoor
The Indian Army said that a soldier was killed on Wednesday in shelling by the Pakistani military along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district following Operation Sindoor. The civilian toll in the firing and shelling by the Pakistan Army on villages in four districts close to the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir increased to 12, The Hindu reported. This included three women and three children. Fifty-one civilians were injured. The shelling came after the Indian military earlier on Wednesday carried out strikes on what it claimed were terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir under Operation Sindoor in response to the Pahalgam terror attack. Nine sites were targeted. Following this, the Pakistan Army intensified shelling and firing in Rajouri and Poonch districts in the Jammu division, and Kupwara and Baramulla districts in the Kashmir valley, according to The Hindu. The soldier who died was identified by the Indian Army as Lance Naik Dinesh Kumar of 5 Field Regiment. 'We also stand in solidarity with all victims of the targeted attacks on innocent civilians in Poonch sector,' the army said on Wednesday night. #GOC and all ranks of #WhiteKnightCorps salute the supreme sacrifice of L/Nk Dinesh Kumar of 5 Fd Regt, who laid down his life on 07 May 25 during Pakistan Army shelling. We also stand in solidarity with all victims of the targeted attacks on innocent civilians in #Poonch Sector.… — White Knight Corps (@Whiteknight_IA) May 7, 2025 In light of the shelling, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah chaired an emergency meeting with the deputy commissioners of border districts to assess the situation, The Hindu reported. The chief minister ordered the release of Rs 5 crore to each border district and Rs 2 crore to other districts to ensure that deputy commissioners were 'equipped to deal with the exigencies arising and requiring availability of adequate resources'. At least 26 persons were killed in Pakistan in India's strikes, reported AFP. Islamabad claimed that the strikes killed and injured several civilians and called the operation a violation of its sovereignty. Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday that the strikes ' targeted only those who killed our innocent persons'. Operation Sindoor was carried out with 'precision, alertness and humanity' to ensure that civilians were not affected, Singh said, reiterating India's position that the action was 'focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature'. Pakistan's National Security Committee said on Wednesday that it had authorised its armed forces to respond to Operation Sindoor. The Indian armed forces said that they were fully prepared to respond to 'Pakistani misadventures' that could escalate the hostilities between the two countries. The terror attack at the Baisaran area near Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam town on April 22 left 26 dead and 17 injured. The terrorists targeted tourists after asking their names to ascertain their religion, the police said. All but three of those killed were Hindu. India and Pakistan had fired diplomatic salvoes at each other following the Pahalgam attack, such as suspending the Indus Waters Treaty and bilateral trade, and expelling diplomats.
United News of India
08-05-2025
- Politics
- United News of India
Sindoor: Army jawan martyred, 14 civilians killed in cross-border shelling in Poonch
Jammu, May 7 (UNI) The army soldier attained martyrdom while 14 civilians, including a woman and four children, were killed and as many as 60 injured after Pakistan resorted to heavy mortar shelling and artillery firing on Wednesday in the Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir. The cross-border shelling started soon after Indian armed forces carried out missile attacks on nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir to avenge April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that had left 26 civilians dead. Official sources here said that during overnight heavy firing by Pakistan, a woman, four children among 14 people and one army jawan, have lost their lives and 60 sustained injuries in the Poonch sector. 'The GOC and all ranks of White Knight Corps salute the supreme sacrifice of Lance Naik Dinesh Kumar of 5 Field Regiment, who laid down his life on May 7 during Pakistan Army shelling,' the White Knight Corps posted on X. It further posted, 'we also stand in solidarity with all victims of the targeted attacks on innocent civilians in #Poonch Sector.' However, the Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Ramesh Kuamr, posted on X, 'in view of the prevailing situation all Schools, Colleges and educational institutions (private as well as Government) in the districts of Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Rajouri and Poonch will remain closed tomorrow (Thursday) also.' Meanwhile, a woman was killed when a mortar shell fired from across the border exploded in her house while her 13-year-old daughter suffered injuries, official sources said. Border district Poonch remained the worst affected by shelling by the Pakistan Army, adding they said, 'around 20 people suffered injuries in other parts of Poonch sector and in Thandikassi area of Rajouri, four people including two women have suffered injuries.' 'Several houses and vehicles have also been damaged in the heavy shelling by Pakistan,' they added. They said that besides Mankote area, Indian Army befittingly responded to Pakistan Army in Krishna Ghati, Shahpur, Laam, Manjakote and Gambhir Brahmana areas in Rajouri also retaliated to the shelling. The deceased were identified as Ruby Kour (33), Mohd Zain (10), Mohd Akram (42), Amarjeet Singh (47), Maryam Khatoon (7), Vihaan Bhargav (13), Amrik Singh (54), Ranjit Singh (48), Zoya Khan (12), Shakeela Bi (41), Mohd Rafi (40) and Mohd Iqbal (45), all residents of Poonch. Meanwhile, the Army earlier said that during the night of May 6-7, Pakistan Army resorted to arbitrary firing including artillery shelling from posts across the Line of Control and International Border opposite Jammu and Kashmir. 'Due to the ongoing situation, Jammu (IXJ) Airport has been closed for civil flights until further notice and passengers have been advised to plan their journey accordingly and check flight status,' said an official. However, heavy shelling was also reported from Baramulla, Kupwara and Uri in parts of Kashmir. Locals said several houses were damaged in the intense shelling which began at 11 pm. However, with arrangements already in place for relocating people to safer locations amid prevailing situation, the District Administration Poonch conducted a detailed review of preparedness at various designated shelter camps. A team of senior officers, including Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC), Assistant Commissioner Revenue (ACR), CPO, and Tahsildar Haveli, visited the proposed camp sites to assess the readiness of facilities and ensure all logistic and support systems are operational. The locations designated as shelter camps for those willing to relocate are Caramel School, Chandak, Dingla University Campus, Ishat ul Uloom Chandak, Higher Secondary School (HSS), Chandak, GHSS Lassana, Government High School (GHS) Sanai, Government Middle School (GMS) Sanai, GHSS Seri Khawaja, Polytechnic College, Sathra. The administration assured the public that essential services including accommodation, food, and medical assistance are available at all these shelter sites while people are being encouraged to make use of these facilities if they wish to relocate, said an official spokesman. Jammu Police in an advisory for the general public have asked not to share, upload, or circulate any content related to security deployments, operational movements in the district. Jammu Police as per the advisory, said, 'all citizens of District Jammu are strictly advised not to share, upload, or circulate any content related to security deployments, operational movements, or sensitive locations on social media or any other public platforms.' Such actions pose a serious threat to public safety and national security, and will attract strict legal action under relevant laws, read an advisory. It further read, 'District Police Jammu urges everyone to act responsibly and refrain from activities that may compromise the effectiveness of security operations or endanger lives. Your cooperation is crucial at this juncture for maintaining peace and public order,' it further read. The security grid has also been heightened all along the International Border as well in Kathua, Samba and Jammu districts, said an official. He said that the Border Security Force—the frontline force guarding the Jammu Frontier—is already on alert and keeping a close watch on the situation. In the backdrop of Pahalgam attack, India during early hours of Wednesday has striked inside PoK and Pakistan at various places against terror sites. The Indian Armed Forces launched 'Operation Sindoor', hitting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, from where terrorist attacks against India have been planned and directed, a Defence Ministry statement said. UNI VBH SS
Business Upturn
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Business Upturn
Lance Naik Dinesh Kumar martyred in Pakistan Army shelling in Poonch sector
By News Desk Published on May 7, 2025, 23:33 IST Lance Naik Dinesh Kumar of the 5 Field Regiment was martyred on May 7 during Pakistan Army's shelling along the Line of Control in the Poonch sector, the Indian Army's White Knight Corps confirmed in an official statement. The White Knight Corps paid tribute to his supreme sacrifice, stating, '#GOC and all ranks of #WhiteKnightCorps salute the supreme sacrifice of L/Nk Dinesh Kumar, who laid down his life on 07 May 25 during Pakistan Army shelling.' The Army also expressed solidarity with all innocent civilians affected by the targeted attacks in the Poonch sector, as tensions continue to rise following India's recent Operation Sindoor strikes on terror infrastructure in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Lance Naik Kumar's sacrifice comes at a time of heightened hostilities, with Pakistani forces reportedly targeting civilian areas and violating the ceasefire agreement. We salute the braveheart! News desk at
