Check mu: In the ongoing cross-border shelling, people evacuated five areas bordering Pakistan from at least five areas in the Jamu area, killing 18 people and wounding nearly 60 people. So far, thousands of people have moved to safe rescue camps.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, along with Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary and Minister Satish Sharma visited the relief camps in the Chamu, Rajuri and Samba areas to monitor arrangements and ensure displaced families.
“Eighty to ten thousand border residents have been evacuated from the Lajuri Hill belt,” Sharma said.
The shelling was followed by a strike by Indian missiles at nine locations and POKs in Pakistan in response to the April 22 terrorist attack in Pahalgam, killing 26 civilians, mainly tourists.
Since then, Pakistan has been almost unrelenting on the Line of Control and international borders, causing losses to Poonch, Mankote, Mendhar, Nowshera, Akhnoor, RS Pura, Arnia, Samba and Kathua and Kathua and several other regions.
Abdullah also visited the relief centres of Mishriwala, Nagbani, Bishnah and Thandi Khui, urging officials to remain alert and responsive.
People along Poonch, Mankote, Mendhar, Nowshera, Laam, Balakote, Sunderbani, Akhnoor, as well as Garkhal-Khour, Marh, Marh, RS Pura, RS Pura, Arnia, Arnia, Samba, Hiranagar and Kathua along Poonch, Mankote, Mendhar, Laam, Balakote, Sunderbani, Sunderbani, Sunderbani, Sunderbani, Sunderbani, Sunderbani, Sunderbani, Sunderbani, Sunderbani, Sunderbani, Sunderbani, Sunderbani, Sunderbani, Sunderbani, Sunderbani, Sunderbani, Akhnoor, and along the lines of residences that officials said were along.
“Pakistan will not be able to break the Indian spirit,” Choudhury said.
Omar Abdullah condemned Pakistan’s aggressiveness, “India reserves the right to defend its people and territory with all its might.”
