Faith over fear: Gurdwara in J&K's Poonch reopens day after Pakistan shelling

Prayers have resumed inside the gurdwara, even as signs of yesterday's destruction, the shell marks and the spots where lives were lost, remain fresh.

 (News Agency)-In a bold and defiant response to Pakistan’s unprovoked aggression, the people of Poonch have reopened the Gurdwara that was shelled just yesterday. Refusing to bow to fear, the Gurdwara has once again opened its doors to devotees.
Prayers have resumed inside, even as signs of yesterday’s destruction, the shell marks and the spots where lives were lost, remain fresh.
But amid the echoes of blasts and gunfire, it is the unwavering faith and resilience of the people that is giving a powerful answer to Pakistan. Their devotion stands tall against terror.The building of the gurdwara was damaged as Pakistan launched heavy shelling in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal condemned the "attack" on a gurdwara in Poonch by Pakistani forces during cross-border shelling that led to the death of three Sikhs.
At least 31 people, including four children, were killed and 57 others injured as the Pakistan Army carried out heavy artillery and mortar shelling on forward villages along the LoC.
The intense shelling from across the border started shortly after Indian armed forces carried out missile attacks on nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir to avenge the April 22 terror attack in south Kashmir's Pahalgam that had left 26 civilians dead.