India-Pakistan war: 12 civilians killed, over 50 injured in Pak shelling along LoC in JK’s Poonch, shelter camps set up, govt urges people to…
India-Pakistan war: As many as 12 civilians have been killed, and over 50 others injured as Pakistani forces resorted to indiscriminate heavy shelling on forward villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Wednesday, following precision strikes conducted on nine terror bases inside the neighbouring country by the Indian armed forces under Operation Sindoor during the intervening night.
Public shelters set up in Poonch
As per authorities, nine public shelter camps equipped with adequate amenities, have been set up for civilians who wish to relocate from the forward villages struck by Pakistani shelling along the LoC. In a statement, the district administration in Poonch said a detailed review of preparedness was conducted at various designated shelter camps during the day, and all necessary arrangements are in place for relocating people to safer locations, PTI reported.
An official said a team of senior officers 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, HSS Lassana, Government High School (GHS) Sanai, Government Middle School (GMS) Sanai, GHSS Seri Khawaja and Polytechnic College, Sathra, he said. official said.
The official assured that essential services, including accommodation, food, and medical assistance, are available at all these shelter sites, adding that the district administration is encouraging civilians to make use of these facilities in wake of the ongoing tensions on the LoC.
Operation Sindoor raises fears of India-Pakistan war
On Wednesday midnight, Indian Armed Forces launched Operation Sindoor, a series of deadly, precision strikes on terror infrastructures deep inside Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), raising the fears of a full-blown India-Pakistan war as Islamabad has vowed to issue a strong response to “India’s aggression”.
The missile strikes on terror camps were carried out to avenge last month’s heinous Pahalgam terror attack in which terrorists gunned down 26 civilians, mostly Indian Hindu tourists in Kashmir valley.
In a press briefing in national capital New Delhi Delhi hours after the military strikes, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, Colonel Sofiya Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh revealed the details and objectives of Operation Sindoor. They said that a total of nine terror camps of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), and Hizbul Mujahideen, were targeted by Indian forces, four of which are in mainland Pakistan while the remaining in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
According to details, more than 70 terrorists and their sympathizers, including 10 family member and four close aides of JeM chief Masood Azhar, were killed in the strikes. Lashkar founder Hafiz Saeed was also reportedly injured in the assault, while his close aide was killed.
(With inputs from agencies)
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