J&K: CM Omar Abdullah claims no report of any ceasefire violation at LoC

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said there have been no reports of ceasefire violations along the International Border (IB) or the Line of Control (LoC) across the Union Territory.

Speaking to media persons here, the Chief Minister said the damage caused due to the recent escalation along the borders is currently being assessed.

"There is no report of any violation of ceasefire on the IB and on the LoC reported across Jammu and Kashmir," Omar said.

He added that once the damage assessment report is finalized, the government will prepare a compensation report accordingly.

"Whatever we could do with our hand will be done, and where we need the help of the central government would be taken," he said.

When asked about the delegations being sent to foreign countries to inform them about 'Operation Sindoor,' Omar said, "It is the right thing and as I remember that after the attack on Parliament House during the former Prime Minister Atal Bihari’s regime, similar delegations were sent to the foreign countries to aware them about the operation Parikarma and today the delegations were sent to the important countries to put India’s stance before them… and it is a good opportunity. The leaders of big parties would be among the delegates who would talk and put the stance of India before them."

On the tourism front, Omar acknowledged that the sector has been badly hit.

"Tourism has been quite hit badly. The summer season of ours more or less now we hardly have seen any tourists coming. Now we are focused on the annual Amarnath Yatra and we want to pass the Yatra incident free and all the pilgrims go back safe and sound and we will start looking at what we can do to promote the tourism," he said.

Life Back To Normal

Life is slowly limping back to normal in border areas of Kashmir, as no firing was reported from any sector along the Line of Control (LoC) for the first time in over a fortnight on Sunday.

India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire on Saturday evening, bringing an end to days of intense cross-border shelling that had forced thousands of residents to flee to safer areas.

Several villages along the LoC in Baramulla and Kupwara districts bore the maximum brunt.