Tariq Bhat

3 days ago | theweek.in | Tariq Bhat

An uneasy calm prevailed along the Line of Control (LoC) and International Border (IB) on Sunday night after several days of heavy firing and shelling by Pakistan, which left 25 people dead and dozens injured. The violence followed India’s launch of Operation Sindoor, carried out in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. The pause in hostilities comes after a ceasefire agreement was reached between India and Pakistan on Saturday.

4 days ago | theweek.in | Tariq Bhat

The announcement of a ceasefire between India and Pakistan has generated hope for the restoration of normalcy among people living along the Line of Control (Loc) and the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir. Escalating tensions had displaced hundreds of villagers from the LoC and the IB and left 15 people dead—13 in Poonch, two in Rajouri, including an Additional District Development Commission, Raj Kumar Thappa and one in Uri in Baramulla.

5 days ago | theweek.in | Tariq Bhat

In a tragic escalation of violence along the Line of Control (LoC), Additional District Development Commissioner (ADDC) of Rajouri, Raj Kumar Thappa, was killed early this morning after Pakistan resorted to heavy artillery shelling in Rajouri district. Officials said that Thappa was critically injured during the shelling and was immediately taken to the hospital, where he later died from his injuries. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah confirmed the officer’s death in a post on X.

6 days ago | theweek.in | Tariq Bhat

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said targeting of Jammu with drones and missiles by Pakistan on May 8 was the worst attack on the region since the 1971 Indo-Pak war. “Since the 1971 war, this is the first time Jammu city has come under such an assault,” Abdullah said at a camp for displaced people of border areas of the region due to escalating tensions between India and Pakistan after Operation Sindoor.

6 days ago | theweek.in | Tariq Bhat

The Indian Armed Forces on Wednesday night shot down all missiles and drones fired by Pakistan at military bases in Jammu, Udhampur and Pathankot. Reports from Jammu say the attack was stopped using a mix of S-400 missile defence systems, Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAMS), and the Integrated Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System (ICM). This was Pakistan’s first big air-borne attack on Jammu.