Iqbal Jakati
Ten persons were injured in the Uri sector of Baramulla district, and three others were injured in Rajouri district, the officials said.
Jammu: Seven persons, including a woman and two children, were killed and 38 others injured Wednesday as Pakistan Army pounded dozens of forward villages with artillery and mortar shelling along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.
The Indian Army is responding to the shelling in equal measure, they said on the ceasefire violations by Pakistani forces after India carried out missile strikes against nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
All seven deaths were reported in the worst-hit Poonch district, with another 25 persons injured, the officials said.
Ten persons were injured in the Uri sector of Baramulla district, and three others were injured in Rajouri district, the officials said.
Four border schools in Rajasthan closed
Following the missile strikes, government and private schools have been closed in Ganganagar, Bikaner, Jaisalmer and Barmer districts as a precautionary measure. These districts are located along the Indo-Pak border. The western Rajasthan districts are on alert.
Mock drills as per the Centre’s instructions is also scheduled to take place on Wednesday.
“Schools have been closed and all the preparations for the mock drills have been completed,” the official said.
Rajasthan, a strategically important state, shares approximately 1070 km-long border with Pakistan.
