Kupwara, May 13 -- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday visited the Sub District Hospital in Kupwara to meet civilians who were injured in recent shelling by Pakistan along the Line of Control (LoC).

Heavy cross-border shelling by Pakistan after Operation Sindoor, conducted by the Indian Armed Forces in retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam attack, had caused damage to homes and religious sites in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara, Uri, and Poonch. Despite this, locals vowed to stand with the Indian army.

Earlier in the day, CM Abdullah also inspected community bunkers in Tangdhar and visited the shelling-affected areas.

Earlier on Tuesday, after meeting residents affected by cross-border shelling in Kupwara, Chief Minis...