India, May 9 -- The Pakistani Army on Thursday night resorted to heavy firing across the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch, Uri, Kupwara, Tangdhar, and Karnah sectors of Jammu and Kashmir, as tensions escalate with India.

Several people were injured, homes and vehicles were damaged, after Pakistan's shelling across the LoC, which has been going on for three days. Earlier that night, Pakistan had fired eight missile directed at Satwari, Samba, RS Pura and Arnia, which were intercepted and blocked by India's air defence system.

The boundary wall of a Gurdwara in a border village was also partially damaged due to the shelling.

A local whose house was destroyed by the Pakistani shelling told ANI, "I can't understand what Pakistan thinks and ...