Jammu: After a lull during the day, Pakistan resumed shelling and firing along the Line of Control in the Valley's Kupawara villages. Villagers said that they have taken shelter in underground bunkers following the attack. A day ago, two civilians, including a woman, were killed in Jammu and Kashmir in Pakistan shelling.
Similarly, a heavy artillery shelling and small arms firing started in the Digwar area of the Poonch sector and the Tangdar sector of Kupwara district on the Line of Control (LoC), sources said.
Immediately after the shelling started, people of the area have taken shelter in underground bunkers, whereas the Indian Army is retaliating as well. Most people have already been shifted from the area, but those who stayed back are hiding in bunkers. But many families have shifted to safe locations away from their villages.
A Defence official said drones were sighted at 26 locations ranging from Baramulla in the North to Bhuj in the South, along both the International Border and the Line of Control with Pakistan. These include suspected armed drones posing potential threats to civilian and military targets.
The locations include Baramulla, Srinagar, Avantipora, Nagrota, Jammu, Ferozpur, Pathankot, Fazilka, Lalgarh Jatta, Jaisalmer, Barmer, Bhuj, Kuarbet and Lakhi Nala.
Regrettably, an armed drone targeted a civilian area in Ferozpur, resulting in severe injuries to members of a local family. The injured have been provided medical assistance, and the area has been sanitised by security forces.
The Indian Armed Forces are maintaining a high state of alert, and all such aerial threats are being tracked and engaged using counter-drone systems. The situation is under close and constant watch, and prompt action is being taken wherever necessary.
Citizens, especially in border areas, are advised to remain indoors, limit unnecessary movement, and strictly follow safety instructions issued by local authorities. While there is no need for panic, heightened vigilance and precaution are essential.
Last night, a huge loss of property was witnessed in both these sectors, and two deaths occurred. Since the Pahalgam terror attack, the intensity of ceasefire violations by the Pakistani Army on LoC has been increasing with every passing day.
Poonch has faced the brunt of the artillery shelling from the Pakistani side, whereas the administration has evacuated most of the people from villages close to the LoC and also from Poonch town.
In the Tangdhar sector, several houses, livestock and other infrastructure suffered damage. The artillery shelling from the Pakistani side has started after India attacked terror infrastructure inside Pakistan and POJK and killed more than 80 terrorists.
On Thursday, India destroyed the air defence system of Pakistan at Walton air base in Lahore, and after that, Pakistan tried to attack Jammu city by using missiles and drones, which was thwarted by Indian defence forces.
Tensions escalated between India and Pakistan after the Indian Armed Forces launched Operation Sindoor, which destroyed at least nine terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
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