Intense shelling by Pakistani forces has caused widespread destruction to civilian areas and infrastructure across Jammu and Kashmir, with Kupwara, Uri, and Poonch bearing the brunt of the damage.
Houses, water tanks, and other properties in Kupwara and Uri have suffered severe damage, while residential buildings in Poonch have also been extensively impacted.
Balbir Singh, a resident of Poonch, described the dire situation, saying, “Civilian areas have suffered massive damages,” adding, “We were uprooted in 1947 and then came to live here. A massive firing is ongoing now. We will not leave Poonch and go anywhere else. We will stand shoulder to shoulder with the Army and Administration. They may bomb us as much as they want; we will not be scared.”
Meanwhile, teams from the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), local police, and administrative officials have cordoned off the area near the Aap Shambhu Temple in Jammu, where a Pakistani strike occurred. SDRF personnel confirmed that no casualties have been reported from the site.
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Authorities in Jammu are also working to retrieve projectile fragments from the impact sites. Projectiles were recovered in Jammu’s Bishnah and Lasjan areas, while splinters and debris were found in Akhnoor, though no significant structural damage has been reported.
Multiple drone incursions have been reported across major defence establishments, particularly at Jammu and Srinagar Airports, raising concerns over security vulnerabilities.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah visited a residential locality in Jammu on Saturday, where an explosion damaged a house and several parked vehicles. He also inspected the explosion site in Rehari and met the affected family.
Residents in Jammu and Srinagar awoke to blast-like sounds on Saturday morning, suspected to be part of a series of drone attacks by Pakistan. These fresh assaults followed a wave of drone strikes targeting 26 locations across India, from Jammu and Kashmir to Gujarat, for the second consecutive night on Friday.
Tensions between India and Pakistan have escalated sharply following the Pahalgam attack, with both sides ramping up military posturing.
The ongoing shelling comes in the wake of India placing the Indus Water Treaty in abeyance and Pakistan cancelling the Shimla Accords, effectively nullifying the 1948 ceasefire line, or LoC, as a binding boundary.
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