Complete silence was witnessed on the Line of Control (LoC) from Gurez to Poonch after 10 precious lives were lost due to cross-border shelling on .
However, fear and terror remained among the people and they remained trapped in their homes. After seeing the movement of two armed militants in Rajouri and Poonch, the army has been asked to remain on high alert and remained ready for effective retaliation for any action. the army has issued alerts in Rajouri and Poonch districts following the movement of two militant groups near the Line of Control.
Defense sources said that all the units deployed on the Line of Control (LoC) have been asked to remain on high alert and be ready for effective response to any action by the Pakistan Army. Officials said that two groups of militants, Border action teams have been spotted near the Line of Control in Rajouri District and Poonch District. It is pertinent to mention that after this suspicious movement, the search operation was further expanded to find the militants and further assistance was sought from the forces and specially trained military personnel as well as services were being obtained in the search operation. The military fears the militants have taken refuge in dense forests along the Line of Control.
Defense sources also believe that it is possible that they may have retreated across the border. Additional CRPF personnel have been deployed on the routes. Meanwhile, it has been learned that the Army has also hired military helicopters to search for the hideouts there. The situation remained stable today after ten civilians, including five security personnel, were killed during the cross-border shelling, but a wave of fear and panic persisted among dozens of settlements and villages in the affected areas.
The local population spent the night in restlessness. People were seen walking towards the homes of the dead and injured, while those whose homes were destroyed were weeping over the loss.
