A pointy escalation in cross-border shelling by Pakistani forces left at the very least three civilians lifeless in Jammu and Kashmir, officers stated Wednesday, following missile strikes by India on terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
“In the course of the night time of 06-07 Might 2025, Pakistan Military resorted to arbitrary firing together with Artillery shelling from posts throughout the Line of Management and IB reverse J&Ok,” Lt Colonel Suneel Baratwal, PRO (Defence), Northern Command, stated. He added: “Three harmless civilians misplaced their lives in indiscriminate firing/shelling. The Indian Military are responding in proportionate method.”
Heavy shelling was reported in a number of sectors alongside the border. Native studies indicated that cross-border fireplace was underway in Krishna Ghati, Shahpur and Mankote in Poonch district, in addition to Laam, Manjakote and Gambeer Brahmana in Rajouri. Intense artillery fireplace was additionally heard within the Uri and Tangdhar sectors of the Kashmir Valley. A lady was reported killed in Mankote, although officers have but to verify her demise.
The newest violence adopted an Indian navy operation earlier within the day, which focused 9 terrorist websites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. An announcement from India’s Defence Ministry stated the strikes, dubbed “Operation Sindoor”, have been “targeted, measured and non-escalatory”, and emphasised that no Pakistani navy amenities had been focused.
The escalating battle additionally disrupted civilian life throughout the area. Authorities have ordered the closure of faculties and schools in 5 border districts — Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Rajouri and Poonch — citing safety considerations. Airports in cities near the Indo-Pak border, together with Jammu, Srinagar and Leh, suspended operations. Air India cancelled flights to and from a number of northern cities till at the very least midday on Wednesday, whereas different carriers issued journey advisories and reported flight diversions.
A broken property after heavy shelling by Pakistan navy in a single day throughout the Line of Management and Worldwide Border, at Irwan Khanetar village in Rajouri. (Photograph: PTI)
The Indian Military posted on social media that Pakistani forces had fired artillery within the Bhimber Gali sector, in what it described as one other violation of a ceasefire settlement. The Indian Military, it stated, was responding in a “calibrated method”.
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