12 Die In Last 5 Days; 40, 000 Flee Homes To Escape Pakistan Firing

Tensions at the Line of Control and the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir have increased after the fifth consecutive day of intense firing by Pakistan. One civilian was killed and three others injured in heavy overnight shelling by Pakistan Rangers at the International Border in Jammu, district officials told news agency IANS. Border villages in Kanachak, Arnia, RS Pura wore a deserted look after over 40,000 villagers abandoned their homes to escape heavy firing and shelling by Pakistan Rangers.