Declare areas hit by Pakistani shelling as ‘war-impacted zones’: Mehbooba Mufti

Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday urged the government to declare areas along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir that were affected by Pakistani shelling as “war-impacted zones”, PTI reported.

“I request that all these areas be declared as war-impacted zones, so that the work on their rehabilitation is taken up on war footing,” the former chief minister told reporters.

Mufti also demanded that those who died in areas along the Line of Control because of Pakistani shelling be given the status of martyrs.

“This will give them respect as they were innocent, and their families will also get some benefits,” she said, adding that the government should provide jobs to the kin of the deceased.

Mufti also demanded that the families whose homes were damaged in the shelling be given Rs 50 lakh each to help them reconstruct the houses.

In Tangdhar I felt numb like a ghost wandering through memories. LoC shelling steals lives, shatters childhoods and forces families to flee. Helpless women with babies in their laps wandering outside the ruins of the only homes they have known. Half of Tangdhar has fled to… pic.twitter.com/2duCgOoTvO— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) May 19, 2025

On May 10, India and Pakistan reached an “understanding” to halt firing following a four-day conflict.

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