Jammu, May 8 -- At least 12 civilians, including four minors, were killed and 42 injured as Pakistan army resorted to intense artillery shelling along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district on Wednesday morning soon after India carried out precision strikes on nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir to avenge the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam that left 26 people dead. A senior police officer of Poonch confirmed the casualties and said the dead include four children, aged between seven and 14 years. Among four minors, two were siblings. Four members of the Sikh community, including a woman, were also among the dead. A Muslim cleric of Darul Uloom Madarsa Quari Mohammad Iqbal was also killed in the Pakistani shelling. The indiscriminate shelling created panic among the border residents who were forced to take refuge in underground bunkers or shift to safer places within or outside their villages. The shelling was reported from Balakote, Mendhar, Mankote, Sagra, Krishna Ghati, Gulpur, Kerni and even Poonch district headquarters, resulting in damage to dozens of houses. Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha and Christ School in Poonch town were hit in the Pakistani artillery fire. "Villagers are migrating to their relatives' houses in Jammu," said Darshan Bharti, a local resident of Poonch, which is located 20km from the LoC. "There is panic in Poonch town, which has witnessed two deaths in the Pakistani shelling. You can see long queues at fuel stations," Bharti said, adding he was evacuating his family to Jammu. Poonch deputy commissioner Vikas Kundal and district police chief Shafqat Hussain didn't respond to calls and messages. Officials identified the deceased as Balvinder Kour alias Ruby of Mankote, Mohammed Zain alias Ayan of Poonch, his sister Zoya Khan alias Aruba of Mandi, Mohammed Akram of Sukka Katha; Amreek Singh, Ranjeet Singh and Amarjeet Singh, all three of Sandigate, Mohammedd Rafi of Bandichechian, Mohammedd Iqbal of Baila, Shakeela Bi of Bhainch Dalera, Maryam Khatoon of Qazi Mohra and Vihaan Bhargav of Dungus....