Kashmiris on both sides of line of control describe fear Pakistan, India tensions run high Bunkers cleared and supplies prepared in case of strike CHURANDA, India/CHAKOTHI, Pakistan, May 2 ...

Bairi Ram, a local resident, stands next to his house damaged by overnight Pakistani artillery shelling in Kotmaira village near the Line of Control (LoC) in India’s Jammu region on May 11, 2025 ...

Local residents depart a passenger bus upon their arrival at a bus terminal, day after the ceasefire between Indian and Pakistan was announced, in Chakothi, near Line of Control, some 61 ...

In Pakistan-controlled Kashmir’s Neelum Valley, which is 3 kilometers (2 miles) from the Line of Control, residents said there were exchanges of fire and heavy shelling after the ceasefire began.

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri criticised Pakistan for intentionally shelling gurdwaras, churches, and temples along the Line of Control (LoC), describing the attacks as "a new low even for Pakistan." ...

In Pakistan, an unusually intense night of artillery exchanges left at least four civilians dead and wounded 12 others in areas near the Line of Control that divides Kashmir.

Tensions over control of Kashmir have continued to flare up in recent years, including military clashes at the Line of Control in 2020–21 and cross-border air strikes in 2019.

Neelum Valley is less than 3 kilometers (1.8 miles) from the Line of Control, the de facto border that divides the disputed region of Kashmir, making it vulnerable to any military activity.

In the event of Indian military action, they expect a large scale migration of people from around the line of control, and were preparing relief camps with tents, hygiene kits and cooking ...