Jammu, June 7 -- Exactly a month has passed since the Pakistani Army unleashed a brutal artillery attack on Poonch, a border town in Jammu and Kashmir located along the Line of Control (LoC). The trauma still lingers. Fear remains etched on the faces of its residents-victims of an unprovoked assault that claimed the lives of innocent civilians and shattered the peace of a town known for its communal harmony.

The attack came in retaliation to India's targeted operations against terror infrastructure, but it was civilians-defenseless and unsuspecting-who bore the brunt. Poonch, once a symbol of brotherhood, now grapples with a deep emotional and psychological wound.

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