60 schools shut in Poonch in wake of cross LoC shelling
Poonch: Following the unabated cross border firing and shelling along the Line of Control (LoC), as many as 60 schools have been closed in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. “Yesterday there was heavy shelling in Balakot sector and in wake of the ceasefire violation; we have decided that any school situated within 0 to 5 km of Line of Control in Balakote sector will remain closed today,” the Deputy District Collector of Poonch, Tariq Ahmed Zargar told media. “Approximately 60 schools will come under this jurisdiction. On the basis of the situation we will further decide whether to continue to reopen the schools,” he added. Earlier on Monday, at least 84 schools were shut down in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. -PTC News
