Pakistani forces resumed cross-border shelling for a second consecutive day on Thursday, targeting civilian areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district. The shelling, which began after midnight in the Karnah area, followed India's precision strikes a day earlier on terror infrastructure in Pakistan under ‘Operation Sindoor,’ officials said.
The Indian armed forces responded effectively to the unprovoked attack. No casualties have been reported so far. Most residents in Karnah had already relocated to safer areas on Wednesday following the initial shelling by Pakistani troops in the aftermath of India’s military action.
In response to rising tensions, authorities in Srinagar have set up central control rooms across Kashmir to monitor the situation. These measures come after India conducted missile strikes on nine terror-linked sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), including Jaish-e-Mohammad's base in Bahawalpur and Lashkar-e-Taiba's stronghold in Muridke. The strikes were carried out in retaliation for the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir.
“In view of the prevailing situation, a Joint Control Room is established at the District Emergency Operation Centre (DEOC), Office of the Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar, under the supervision of the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA),” an official order stated.
All 10 districts of Kashmir have established similar control rooms to enable real-time monitoring and coordinated response.
Amid heightened Indo-Pak tensions, schools in six border districts of Punjab—Ferozepur, Pathankot, Fazilka, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, and Tarn Taran—remained closed on Thursday. Tarn Taran authorities announced the closure of all schools from May 8 to 11, while Ferozepur district ordered a 72-hour shutdown until further notice.
