Pakistan Launches Heavy Shelling Across LoC After India Repels Drone and Missile Attacks

India Repels Drone and Missile Attacks: The renewed attempts and intense shelling by the Pakistani forces on the LoC and the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat came after India on Thursday morning targeted Pakistani air defence systems at multiple cities, with one in Lahore being "neutralised".

The Lohibella areas of Loran Mandi tehsil in Poonch district as the Pakistani Army resorted to heavy shelling all along the Line of Control (LoC) and International Border in the Jammu region.

"Pakistan Armed Forces launched multiple attacks using drones and other munitions along the entire Western Border on the intervening night of 08 and 09 May 2025. Pak troops also resorted to numerous cease-fire violations (CFVs) along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir. The drone attacks were effectively repulsed and a befitting reply was given to the CFVs," ADGPI of Indian Army posted on X.

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Meanwhile, in Jammu an uneasy calm and panic prevailed after last night's adventure by Pakistani forces and people remained confined to their homes. Business establishments are still closed as traders are not sure about the situation.

In Kupwara, villagers lived in panic and fear after heavy shelling pounded the villages and damaged properties in the night. The shelling was intense in Chowkibal, Tandgar, Uri, and Karnah villages with people taking shelter in underground bunkers.

The photos from several remote and mountainous villages showed extensive damage to residential and commercial structures. Also, some villages reported about loss of livestock in the shelling. A local from Tandgar said they were up all night as loud blasts rattled the village and triggered panic in people.

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“Only we are safe as we took shelter in underground bunkers. Rest, several houses are damaged,” said Mohammad Jaffer Lone, a village head from Kupwara district. The firing stopped around 5:30 am after which he said they visited the damaged houses, he added.

National security adviser Ajit Doval met chief of defence staff Gen Anil Chauhan, and the three defence chiefs on Thursday night and discussed Pakistan’s actions, India’s counterstrikes, and future actions.

Missiles and drones were neutralised in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer and Gujarat’s Kutch as air raid sirens blared, and blackouts were imposed from Jammu to Jaisalmer and Amritsar (Punjab) to Chandigarh. Authorities announced the closure of schools in the border areas of J&K, Punjab, and Rajasthan.

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