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New Delhi: Rattled by India’s precision strikes on terror infrastructure it nurtures in its territory and that under its control in response to Pahalgam terror attack, Pakistan made noise about its rights under the UN Charter but Islamabad has itself shown scarce respect for International Law as evidenced by its by its indiscriminate shelling against unarmed civilians which killed over 20 people (mostly Muslims) in Jammu and Kashmir.
Many civilians have been injured in Pakistani shelling and those killed include four children.
Pakistan’s targeting of a Gurudwara, temple, and Madarsa exemplify which playbook they follow.
Pakistan launched a targeted attack on the Sikh community in Jammu and Kashmir, hitting a Gurdwara in Poonch and the homes of Sikh community members. At least three individuals were killed in this attack.
Pakistan’s escalatory action following India’s precision strikes under Operation Sindoor caused huge suffering to civilians in Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistani shelling caused panic among villagers and damaged several houses.
Visuals showed damaged civilian infrastructure, shattered window panes, cracked walls, and debris scattered across the lanes of villages.
The disinformation by Pakistan claimed that they did not target any religious place. Instead of owning up to these attacks, Pakistan made the preposterous and outrageous claims that it was the Indian Armed Forces were targeting cities like Amritsar and trying to put the blame on Pakistan.
“This is nothing but a desperate attempt by Pakistan to disown its acts of aggression. But it is also true to type in its effort to deceive and mislead the world. It will not succeed. The Gurdwara in Poonch in particular was attacked by Pakistan and some local members of the Sikh community, including Ragi of the Gurdwara, lost their lives in this incident,” Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri had said in his media briefings.
“In addition, that we would attack our own cities is the kind of deranged fantasy that only the Pakistani State can come up with. Perhaps they do it because they are well-versed in such action, as their history would show,” he added.
He said Pakistani State machinery is again resorting to duplicity, plumbing to new depths.
Pakistan shelling also targeted a school and two students lost their lives. If there were students inside, there could have been a heavy loss of innocent lives.
During heavy shelling across the Line of Control in the early morning of May 7, a shell fired from Pakistan landed just behind the Christ School, run by the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate, a congregation in Poonch.
The shell fired from Pakistan hit the home of two students of the Christ School. Both students unfortunately lost their lives and their parents were severely injured.
Another Pakistani shell struck a Christian Convent of Nuns belonging to the congregation of the Mother of Carmel, damaging water tanks and destroying solar panel infrastructure.
Several priests, nuns, school staff and local residents took refuge in an underground hall beneath the Christ School during the shelling by Pakistan.
“The school happened to be closed at the time, fortunately. Otherwise, more losses would have occurred. We have seen the Pakistani side targeting and shelling places of worship with a particular design. This includes Gurdwaras, these convents, and temples. This is a new low, even for Pakistan,” Misri said.
