Jammu, May 6 -- One year has passed since the border town of Poonch, perched along the Line of Control (LoC), was jolted by one of the most devastating spells of cross-border shelling in recent memory. Yet, for its residents, time seems to have stood still-frozen in the terror of that fateful morning.
The fear has not faded. It lingers in anxious glances, in restless nights, and in the quiet pauses that follow any sudden sound. Poonch, long celebrated as a symbol of communal harmony and brotherhood, continues to carry the invisible wounds inflicted by the deadly artillery barrage.
In the early hours of May 7, 2025, as the town stirred awake to another ordinary day, the calm was shattered without warning. Heavy artillery shells rained down...