Jammu:All educational institutions within 5 km distance of the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district were closed down by the district authorities on Tuesday, following the killing of civilians in Pakistani shelling on Monday.
In violation of the ceasefire agreement, Pakistan engaged in indiscriminate firing targeting defence and civilian facilities by Pakistan along the LoC leading to the killing of a six-year-old girl, a woman and a BSF personnel, leaving 13 others injured inShahpur, Kerni, Mankote, Mendhar and Krishna Ghati sectors of the district.
After a round of retaliatory firing by the Indian armed forces on Monday, relative calm prevails along the LoC.
