Pakistan military targeted civilian areas, including medical facilities and a school, as it continued attacks along the western frontier last night, the Indian armed forces said on Saturday.

The Line of Control is always tense, but lately, cross-border firing from Pakistan has been relentless – shells piercing the calm of villages in Rajouri and Poonch. These border areas have always been on edge, but what I saw now was different.

In an apt response to a Pakistan Army officer flagging Indians’ critical remarks against its government, the Centre today said such criticism is the hallmark of any open and functioning democracy