Srinagar/Jammu, May 8
Amid heightened tension between India and Pakistan, authorities on Thursday suspended the ‘Gandola’ cable car service in Gulmarg, and also declared the resort out of bounds for tourists because of its proximity to the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has confirmed that 13 people have been killed and 59 injured in the Pakistani mortar shelling across the LoC during the last two days.
The MEA statement said all the 13 people killed in Pakistan shelling were killed in Poonch district, while 44 out of 59 injured people also belong to Poonch district.
Uri sector in Baramulla district and Karnah sector in Kupwara district of the Valley, in addition to Poonch and Rajouri districts of Jammu division, have been the worst affected by Pakistani mortar shelling on the civilian population during the last two days.
Those killed in the Pakistan shelling in Poonch included a soldier.
A Ministry of Defence (MoD) statement said, “During the night of 07-08 May 2025, Pakistan Army posts resorted to unprovoked fire using Small Arms and Artillery Guns across the LoC in areas opposite Kupwara, Baramulla, Uri and Akhnoor areas in J&K. Indian Army responded proportionately,” the statement mentioned.