Villagers tell BBC they survived shelling in Indian-administered Kashmir

Wednesday morning turns back the clock in Uri to 1998 as heavy shelling begins

Tensions flared in Uri after a terrorist attack in Pahalgam, stirring memories of past escalations and the 2016 surgical strikes. Despite a period of relative peace since 2003, residents prepared for the worst, cleaning bunkers and fearing renewed violence. Overnight precision strikes triggered massive Pakistani shelling, forcing evacuations and disrupting daily life, leaving the community in uncertainty as they sought shelter.

Villagers tell BBC they survived shelling in Indian-administered Kashmir

In Salamabad close to the Line of Control, the BBC found homes destroyed by intense shelling.

Pakistan's shelling kills 15 Kashmiri civilians — ANI news agency

Аgency said 43 people were injured in the villages of Poonchi and Tangdhar

Poonch: 12 killed after schools, gurudwara and houses targeted by Pakistan Army

The indiscriminate shelling by Pakistan created panic among the border residents who were forced to take refuge in underground bunkers or shift to safer places within or outside their villages.