10 civilians killed in firing by Pakistan Army across LoC

At least 10 civilians were killed in firing and shelling by the Pakistan Army along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Wednesday.

This came after India carried out strikes on what it said were terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in response to the Pahalgam terror attack.

Ajaz Ahmed Jan, the Poonch Haveli MLA, told Scroll that he visited the Poonch district hospital where nine of those killed were taken. “One of the civilians has been killed in a remote area whose body wasn’t brought to hospital,” he added.

Two among those killed were children.

Jan said that the shelling in Poonch began at about 3 am and had continued intermittently.

“A lot of army installations in Poonch are neighboured by local habitations,” he said. “That’s why there has been a high number of casualties.”

“The situation continues to be tense and the intensity of the shelling has increased,” added Jan.

Twenty-nine persons were injured as the militaries of both countries exchanged fire, reported AFP.

Manoj Sinha, the lieutenant governor of Jammu and Kashmir, said that he has directed district administrations to shift villagers from vulnerable areas to safer locations and “ensuring boarding, lodging, food, medicare and transportation”.

On Wednesday, the Indian armed forces targeted nine sites as part of Operation Sindoor, said the defence ministry.

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