- JAMMU/SRINAGAR — There was no report of any drone incursion or cross-border
shelling in Jammu and Kashmir during the night intervening May 11 and 12 as
people rose to a peaceful morning on Monday, but the security forces maintained
the vigil.
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- An Indian Army statement said, “The night remained
largely peaceful in Jammu and Kashmir and other areas along the international
border. No incident has been reported, marking the first calm night in recent
days.”
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- The situation in the border districts of Jammu division
remained calm through the night, with no reports of drone activity, firing or
shelling, officials said.
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- Even as the army and the security forces did not lower
their guard and continued to remain on high alert on the Line of Control (LoC) and
the International Border (IB) throughout the union territory, no drone
incursion or cross-border firing/shelling was reported from Uri, Kupwara,
Poonch, Rajouri, Jammu, Samba, Kathua and Bandipora districts during the night.
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- Security forces continue to remain on alert across Jammu
and Kashmir.
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- The Pakistan Army had violated the ceasefire on Saturday,
even after the two countries announced cessation of hostilities on land, air
and sea.
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- Police have advised hundreds of residents of the border
along the LoC and the IB not to hurry back to their homes, as a lot of
unexploded shells in these areas need to be defused before the areas are
declared safe for the civilians.
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- A preliminary estimate indicates that over 200
residential houses and shops have been destroyed along the LoC and the IB by
Pakistan mortar shelling.
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