Cross-border shelling during heightened India-Pakistan tensions

Nisar Ul Haq Allaie

Displaced residents from the border area of Uri in Indian administrated Kashmir sit inside a government-run shelter home after being evacuated due to cross-border shelling during heightened India-Pakistan tensions. Dozens of families, including women, children, and the elderly, were forced to flee their homes following retaliatory fire from Pakistan. The shelter, set up in a local building with basic bedding and minimal facilities, serves as a temporary refuge for those who have lost their homes or fear further escalation. The humanitarian crisis reflects the vulnerability of civilian populations living along the volatile Line of Control