Poonch or Punch is a district of the Jammu division of the Indian union territory Jammu and Kashmir. With headquarters in the town of Poonch, it is bounded by the Line of Control on three sides. The 1947–48 war between India and Pakistan divided the earlier district into two parts. One went to Pakistan and the other became part of the then-Indian state o…Poonch or Punch is a district of the Jammu division of the Indian union territory Jammu and Kashmir. With headquarters in the town of Poonch, it is bounded by the Line of Control on three sides. The 1947–48 war between India and Pakistan divided the earlier district into two parts. One went to Pakistan and the other became part of the then-Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.