Srinagar, May 12 -- Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference President and MLA Handwara, Sajad Gani Lone, continued his intensive tour of border areas in Kupwara on Monday, taking a firsthand account of the widespread destruction caused by recent cross-border shelling.

Accompanied by Chief Spokesperson Advocate Bashir Ahmed Dar and DDC Chairman Irfan Pandithpori, Lone visited several devastated areas including Tangdaar, Naichin, Kandi, Batpora, and Dildaar Tribone, witnessing the grim aftermath of the violence.

Standing against a backdrop where the Pakistan border is visibly close, Lone described the situation as "heart-wrenching," pointing to homes reduced to rubble and lives upended. "The extent of displacement is staggering-around 80% of...