Jammu, May 21 -- After the Pahalgam terror attack, the Indian Army's artillery gunners turned targeted and decimated over 20 Pakistani posts meant for staging infiltration into Poonch sector, a top official said.

Failing to match up to the Indian troops' assault, Pakistan targeted civilian areas, causing casualties in the Poonch sector, the official added.

The Poonch sector witnessed heightened tension and artillery shelling nearly two weeks ago. India launched Operation Sindoor, targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir after the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives.

The wave of artillery shelling, missile, and drone strikes in the Jammu region - particularly in Poonch - killed 27 people ...