Archive · 2 Jul 2025
Madrasa Teacher Dies Saving Children During Poonch Shelling
During an event called Operation Sindoor, a madrasa teacher named Qari Mohammad Iqbal died while saving children from shelling.
The vice principal of the madrasa said that Iqbal was trying to get the children to safety in the basement when he was killed.
The shelling happened on May 7, 2025.
Around 1,200 children attend the madrasa.
Three children were also injured in the same shelling.
Qari Mohammad Iqbal died saving children from shelling.
The incident occurred during Operation Sindoor on May 7, 2025.
Maulana Syeed Ahmed Habib, the vice principal of the madrasa, stated Iqbal was protecting the children.
Approximately 1,200 children study at the madrasa.
Three children were injured in the same shelling that killed Iqbal.
- Who
- Qari Mohammad Iqbal, Maulana Syeed Ahmed Habib, and approximately 1,200 children.
- What
- Qari Mohammad Iqbal died while saving children from cross-border shelling.
- When
- May 7, 2025.
- Where
- Poonch.
- Why
- The article does not explicitly state the reason for the shelling.
- Victim
- Qari Mohammad Iqbal
- Incident
- Cross-border shelling
- Date
- May 7, 2025
- Location
- Poonch
- Operation
- Operation Sindoor
- Injured
- Three children