Pakistan has resumed heavy shelling in the Poonch sector, escalating border tensions. More details awaited. Meanwhile, Pakistan resorted to small arms and artillery fire along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday evening.

Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch has observed a total blackout after explosions heard after Pakistani Army opened artillery shelling.

The civilian population has taken a huge hit in Jammu and Kashmir as Pakistani gunners shelled Poonch in Jammu region and Uri and Karnah belts in north Kashmir. While Poonch is counting its human losses,