
View of the destruction at a house after the cross border
shelling by Pakistan, in light of the ongoing military conflict between India
and Pakistan, in Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, Saturday, May 10, 2025.
(PTI Photo)
- JAMMU/PATHANKOT — Six persons were killed and eight BSF personnel were among
several injured in fresh mortar shelling and drone strikes by Pakistani
military Saturday, leaving on the edge lakhs of people in India's border
districts where debris of unidentified projectiles were found and a crater was
formed in an agricultural field.
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- Residents of villages near the Line of Control (LoC) in
three districts of Kashmir are leaving their homes in droves with officials
saying nearly 1.10 lakh people from Baramulla, Bandipora and Kupwara have moved
to safer places as houses and government buildings have been hit by Pakistani
shells.
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- Eight BSF personnel were injured in Pakistani shelling
along the international border (IB) in Jammu's R S Pura sector. They are being
treated at a military medical facility.
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- In Jammu's Rajouri, Additional District Development
Commissioner Raj Kumar Thapa and his two staff members were seriously injured
when an artillery shell hit his official residence in the town, officials said.

(PTI Photo)

- They were shifted to the nearby Government Medical
College where Thapa succumbed to injuries.
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- Subedar Major Pawan Kumar, a resident of Himachal
Pradesh, laid down his life when a Pakistani artillery shell exploded near his
post in Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch this morning.
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- Two-year-old Aisha Noor and Mohd Shohib (35) were killed
and three others injured in Pakistani shelling near an industrial area in
Rajouri town, the officials said.
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- A 55-year-old woman named Rashida Bi also lost her life
when a mortar shell hit her house at Kanghra-Galhutta village in Mendhar sector
of Poonch district.
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- In another incident, Ashok Kumar alias Shoki, a resident
of Bidipur Jatta village, was killed in cross-border firing in the R S Pura,
the officials said.
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- Three more persons were also injured in intense shelling
in Poonch and were evacuated to a hospital, they said, adding a local
journalist was injured in the Nowshera sector of Rajouri.
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- Zakir Hussain (45) was killed and two others, including a
girl, were injured in Pakistani shelling in Kheri Keran village of Bantalab in
the outskirts of Jammu, the officials said.
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- Four persons were injured when artillery shells and
suspected drones hit some residential areas in Jammu, including Rehari and Roop
Nagar in Jammu city.
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- The fresh strikes followed after Pakistan launched a wave
of drone attacks targeting 26 locations in India -- from Jammu and Kashmir to
Gujarat -- for the second night on Friday.
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- The locations included Baramulla, Srinagar, Avantipora,
Nagrota and Jammu in Jammu and Kashmir, Ferozpur, Pathankot and Fazilka in
Punjab, Lalgarh Jatta, Jaisalmer and Barmer in Rajasthan, and Bhuj, Kuarbet and
Lakhi Nala in Gujarat.
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- In Punjab, debris of unidentified projectiles was found
in Beas in Amritsar, Jalandhar, Pathankot and Dubli village in Tarn Taran
districts.
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- In Gurdaspur's village Rajubela Chhichhran, residents
said a crater -- around 35 feet wide and 15 feet deep -- was formed following a
loud blast in the early hours of Saturday.
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- A police official said no one was hurt in the incident. However,
there was damage to electrical wires in the incident.
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- After learning about the crater in the field, many
curious villagers, including youngsters, reached the site and started clicking
pictures on their mobile phones.
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- In Phagwara, an unidentified object fell in a field
between Khalyan and Sahni villages in Phagwara district early Saturday,
officials said.
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- Locals said an explosion-like sound was heard around 2.40
am from the fields at Khalyan village towards Sahni.
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- The impact of the unidentified object created a crater
about 7-8 feet deep and 12-14 feet wide in the field, the officials said.
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- Some parts of the unidentified object were found lying
scattered in the field.
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- Authorities have asked people not to touch any part of
any unidentified projectile lying on ground and to inform local police about
it.
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- An unidentified projectile also landed in a residential
area at Kanganiwal village in Jalandhar district early morning.
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- The locals said a migrant labourer was injured in the
incident, while a few houses in the area also sustained damages.
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- Pathankot went into alert mode after explosion-like
sounds were heard in the border district early morning, with the local
authorities ordering closure of markets in the region as a precautionary
measure.
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- After a night of bristling tension, people woke up to
explosion-like sounds in Pathankot and Jalandhar districts, while air sirens
rang out in Hoshiarpur, Amritsar and Ferozepur amid a sharp upturn in the
military conflict between India and Pakistan.
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- Punjab shares a 532-km border with Pakistan.
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- In Haryana's Sirsa too, some locals claimed they heard
blast-like sounds after midnight.
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- A high alert was also issued in the border districts of
Rajasthan on Saturday amid threats of potential strikes by Pakistan, officials
said.
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- The district administrations and police officials have
asked residents to remain indoors and avoid unnecessary movement.
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- In Barmer, warning sirens were sounded to alert people
about the seriousness of the situation. Police teams have also intensified
patrolling and announcements were made via police vehicles and public address
systems to inform the public about the alert.
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- Markets in Barmer and Jaisalmer have also been closed as
a precautionary measure.
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- A similar situation was observed in the Bikaner and Sri
Ganganagar districts, where a high alert was also declared.
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- Multiple drone attacks were attempted by Pakistan on the
night of Friday in Jaisalmer and Barmer districts. However, the drones were
neutralized mid-air by the Indian defence forces.
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- Debris of suspected drones were found at different
locations in Barmer and Jaisalmer district Saturday morning.
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- Tensions between India and Pakistan soared significantly
after the Indian armed forces on Wednesday conducted precision strikes
targeting terror launchpads in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in
response to the April 22 Pahalgam attack that had cross-border linkages.
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- India shares a total of 3,323 km of border with Pakistan,
divided into three parts: the International Border (IB), approximately 2,400 km
from Gujarat to the northern banks of the Chenab river in Akhnoor, Jammu; the
740-km-long Line of Control (LoC), running from parts of Jammu to parts of Leh;
and the Actual Ground Position Line, 110 km long, dividing the Siachen region
from NJ 9842 to Indira Col in the north.