Jammu, May 19 -- Today the Christ School in the border town of Poonch reopened after devastating shelling by Pakistan along the Line of Control (LoC) forced its closure.
Unlike other border schools in Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Rajouri, and Udhampur, where students joyfully resumed classes, Christ School's reopening was a somber affair, marked by the tragic loss of twin students, Aruba Khan and Ayan Khan, killed in the May 7 shelling.
The school began the day with a two-minute silence to honor Aruba and Ayan, whose home was struck by a Pakistani shell, also injuring their parents. Father Shijzo, the principal, addressed the gathered students, saying, "We are shaken, but we will not be broken. Aruba and Ayan will forever remain in our prayers."...