PM Modi and Home Secretary meeting
In a rapidly escalating border crisis, Prime Minister Narendra Modi convened a high-level emergency meeting on Thursday with Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan to oversee the evacuation of civilians from vulnerable villages along the Line of Control (LoC). The move comes in the wake of relentless and unprovoked shelling by Pakistani forces, leaving behind a trail of destruction and fear.
PM Modi and Home Secretary meeting
The meeting, held at the Prime Minister’s official residence, followed a critical briefing by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on the deteriorating situation. According to the Ministry of External Affairs, at least 13 civilians have lost their lives and over 50 have been injured in the cross-border fire triggered in response to India’s bold Operation Sindoor.
PM Modi and Home Secretary meeting
The majority of the casualties were reported from the Poonch sector, where 44 of the injured are residents. In the Uri sector, the impact of the Pakistani artillery fire was devastating two homes were obliterated and four people wounded as shelling rained down in the dead of night. One house was left without a roof, its walls shattered by the blasts.
PM Modi and Home Secretary meeting
Eyewitnesses described a night of terror. “The shelling started around 2 AM and didn’t stop until noon. It was like a war zone,” one villager told NDTV. While some families fled to safer locations such as Baramullah, others were trapped in their homes, too afraid to move.
“There were so many explosions deafening. People are terrified. But where can we go? We have nothing,” another local added, voicing the desperation of many.
PM Modi and Home Secretary meeting
This surge in hostilities follows India’s suspension of the Indus Water Treaty, a diplomatic retaliation for the brutal April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people. In response, India launched Operation Sindoor, a coordinated offensive targeting nine terrorist camps across Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir.
PM Modi and Home Secretary meeting
The Indian strikes reportedly demolished key terror infrastructure, including a training facility once used by 26/11 attackers David Headley and Ajmal Kasab. Other targets included camps linked to recent attacks in Jammu and Kashmir from 2023 and 2024.
PM Modi and Home Secretary meeting
As tensions soar and civilians continue to bear the brunt of the crossfire, the Indian government is racing against time to relocate families to safer zones. With unrelenting shelling from across the border, the humanitarian urgency is mounting.
