SRINAGAR, May 13 -- Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference President and MLA Handwara Sajad Lone today visited several border areas including Nowpora-Uri, Dacchi, Lagama and Rajarwani to assess the situation following recent escalation of tensions and shelling along the border.

Accompanied by party colleagues Abdul Gani Vakil, Dr. Bashir Ahmad Chalkoo, Faisal Khan, Asif Lone, and Tassaduq Yaseen, Lone witnessed firsthand the devastation faced by residents whose homes have been destroyed in the war. "The people living in border areas suffer the most because of war. We witnessed their devastation with our own eyes," Lone told reporters during the visit. "We came here to highlight their issues and now we will try to ensure that the government...