School kids trapped in Pak firing in Nowshera, bullet proof vehicles pressed into service

Jammu, Jul 18 : Students of two private schools today were trapped in cross border firing in Nowshera tehsil of Rajouri district. The administration however, have pressed bullet proof bunkers into service to rescue the students. "School students were trapped after Pakistan fired indiscrminately in forward hamlets of Nowshera," Dr Shahid Choudhary, Deputy Commissioner Rajouri here told . He said bullet proof vehicles have been rushed to the firing-hit areas to rescue the children. "The security personnel are on job while we are also in touch with school authorities and parents," he said. Sources said Pakistan is firing mortars, automatics and small arms to target Army posts and forward villages. Rescue operations is still on as some of the students are still trapped in High School Sehar. UNI