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5 Residential Structures calcined After A Massive Fire In Kashmir - India

5 Residential Structures calcined After A Massive Fire In Kashmir - India

General view of houses charred of relatives that los their properties. A devastating fire broke out in the Noorbagh area of Srinagar, damaging over 15 residential structures. on June, 18, 2025 In Srinagar Kashmir Photo by Umer Qadir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

5 Residential Structures calcined After A Massive Fire In Kashmir - India

5 Residential Structures calcined After A Massive Fire In Kashmir - India

General view of houses charred of relatives that los their properties. A devastating fire broke out in the Noorbagh area of Srinagar, damaging over 15 residential structures. on June, 18, 2025 In Srinagar Kashmir Photo by Umer Qadir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

5 Residential Structures calcined After A Massive Fire In Kashmir - India

5 Residential Structures calcined After A Massive Fire In Kashmir - India

General view of houses charred of relatives that los their properties. A devastating fire broke out in the Noorbagh area of Srinagar, damaging over 15 residential structures. on June, 18, 2025 In Srinagar Kashmir Photo by Umer Qadir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

5 Residential Structures calcined After A Massive Fire In Kashmir - India

5 Residential Structures calcined After A Massive Fire In Kashmir - India

General view of houses charred of relatives that los their properties. A devastating fire broke out in the Noorbagh area of Srinagar, damaging over 15 residential structures. on June, 18, 2025 In Srinagar Kashmir Photo by Umer Qadir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

5 Residential Structures calcined After A Massive Fire In Kashmir - India

5 Residential Structures calcined After A Massive Fire In Kashmir - India

General view of houses charred of relatives that los their properties. A devastating fire broke out in the Noorbagh area of Srinagar, damaging over 15 residential structures. on June, 18, 2025 In Srinagar Kashmir Photo by Umer Qadir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

5 Residential Structures calcined After A Massive Fire In Kashmir - India

5 Residential Structures calcined After A Massive Fire In Kashmir - India

General view of houses charred of relatives that los their properties. A devastating fire broke out in the Noorbagh area of Srinagar, damaging over 15 residential structures. on June, 18, 2025 In Srinagar Kashmir Photo by Umer Qadir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

5 Residential Structures calcined After A Massive Fire In Kashmir - India

5 Residential Structures calcined After A Massive Fire In Kashmir - India

General view of houses charred of relatives that los their properties. A devastating fire broke out in the Noorbagh area of Srinagar, damaging over 15 residential structures. on June, 18, 2025 In Srinagar Kashmir Photo by Umer Qadir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

5 Residential Structures calcined After A Massive Fire In Kashmir - India

5 Residential Structures calcined After A Massive Fire In Kashmir - India

General view of houses charred of relatives that los their properties. A devastating fire broke out in the Noorbagh area of Srinagar, damaging over 15 residential structures. on June, 18, 2025 In Srinagar Kashmir Photo by Umer Qadir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

People Flee and Mourn After Border Strikes - Kashmir

People Flee and Mourn After Border Strikes - Kashmir

Women cries at the remains of their destroyed house following cross-border shelling between Pakistani and Indian forces in Salamabad uri village at the Line of Control (LoC). India's government said on May 8, that 13 civilians had been killed by Pakistani fire in "ceasefire violations" along their de facto border since May 7, after violence escalated into artillery shelling following Indian strikes. India's foreign ministry said that all those killed were in the town of Poonch, with 59 others injured, the majority also in the town. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

People Flee and Mourn After Border Strikes - Kashmir

People Flee and Mourn After Border Strikes - Kashmir

Women cries at the remains of their destroyed house following cross-border shelling between Pakistani and Indian forces in Salamabad uri village at the Line of Control (LoC). India's government said on May 8, that 13 civilians had been killed by Pakistani fire in "ceasefire violations" along their de facto border since May 7, after violence escalated into artillery shelling following Indian strikes. India's foreign ministry said that all those killed were in the town of Poonch, with 59 others injured, the majority also in the town. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

People Flee and Mourn After Border Strikes - Kashmir

People Flee and Mourn After Border Strikes - Kashmir

Women cries at the remains of their destroyed house following cross-border shelling between Pakistani and Indian forces in Salamabad uri village at the Line of Control (LoC). India's government said on May 8, that 13 civilians had been killed by Pakistani fire in "ceasefire violations" along their de facto border since May 7, after violence escalated into artillery shelling following Indian strikes. India's foreign ministry said that all those killed were in the town of Poonch, with 59 others injured, the majority also in the town. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

People Flee and Mourn After Border Strikes - Kashmir

People Flee and Mourn After Border Strikes - Kashmir

Women cries at the remains of their destroyed house following cross-border shelling between Pakistani and Indian forces in Salamabad uri village at the Line of Control (LoC). India's government said on May 8, that 13 civilians had been killed by Pakistani fire in "ceasefire violations" along their de facto border since May 7, after violence escalated into artillery shelling following Indian strikes. India's foreign ministry said that all those killed were in the town of Poonch, with 59 others injured, the majority also in the town. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

People Flee and Mourn After Border Strikes - Kashmir

People Flee and Mourn After Border Strikes - Kashmir

Women cries at the remains of their destroyed house following cross-border shelling between Pakistani and Indian forces in Salamabad uri village at the Line of Control (LoC). India's government said on May 8, that 13 civilians had been killed by Pakistani fire in "ceasefire violations" along their de facto border since May 7, after violence escalated into artillery shelling following Indian strikes. India's foreign ministry said that all those killed were in the town of Poonch, with 59 others injured, the majority also in the town. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

India-Pakistan Border Tensions Escalate

India-Pakistan Border Tensions Escalate

Paramilitary soldiers stand guard along a road in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on May 02, 2025. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the military ''complete operational freedom'' to respond after a deadly attack on tourists in the Kashmir Valley on April 22, which killed 26 tourists. The attack, called by regional authorities the most serious attack on civilians in recent years, took place in the popular tourist destination of Pahalgam, where gunmen opened fire on a group of tourists. India and Pakistan exchange fire daily along the Line of Control (LoC), which separates the two sides of Kashmir. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

India-Pakistan Border Tensions Escalate

India-Pakistan Border Tensions Escalate

Paramilitary soldier stands guard along a road in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on May 02, 2025. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the military ''complete operational freedom'' to respond after a deadly attack on tourists in the Kashmir Valley on April 22, which killed 26 tourists. The attack, called by regional authorities the most serious attack on civilians in recent years, took place in the popular tourist destination of Pahalgam, where gunmen opened fire on a group of tourists. India and Pakistan exchange fire daily along the Line of Control (LoC), which separates the two sides of Kashmir. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

India-Pakistan Border Tensions Escalate

India-Pakistan Border Tensions Escalate

Paramilitary soldiers stand guard along a road in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on May 02, 2025. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the military ''complete operational freedom'' to respond after a deadly attack on tourists in the Kashmir Valley on April 22, which killed 26 tourists. The attack, called by regional authorities the most serious attack on civilians in recent years, took place in the popular tourist destination of Pahalgam, where gunmen opened fire on a group of tourists. India and Pakistan exchange fire daily along the Line of Control (LoC), which separates the two sides of Kashmir. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

India-Pakistan Border Tensions Escalate

India-Pakistan Border Tensions Escalate

Paramilitary soldiers stand guard along a road in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on May 02, 2025. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the military ''complete operational freedom'' to respond after a deadly attack on tourists in the Kashmir Valley on April 22, which killed 26 tourists. The attack, called by regional authorities the most serious attack on civilians in recent years, took place in the popular tourist destination of Pahalgam, where gunmen opened fire on a group of tourists. India and Pakistan exchange fire daily along the Line of Control (LoC), which separates the two sides of Kashmir. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

India-Pakistan Border Tensions Escalate

India-Pakistan Border Tensions Escalate

Paramilitary soldiers patrol along a road in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on May 02, 2025. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the military ''complete operational freedom'' to respond after a deadly attack on tourists in the Kashmir Valley on April 22, which killed 26 tourists. The attack, called by regional authorities the most serious attack on civilians in recent years, took place in the popular tourist destination of Pahalgam, where gunmen opened fire on a group of tourists. India and Pakistan exchange fire daily along the Line of Control (LoC), which separates the two sides of Kashmir. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

India-Pakistan Border Tensions Escalate

India-Pakistan Border Tensions Escalate

Paramilitary soldiers stand guard along a road in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on May 02, 2025. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the military ''complete operational freedom'' to respond after a deadly attack on tourists in the Kashmir Valley on April 22, which killed 26 tourists. The attack, called by regional authorities the most serious attack on civilians in recent years, took place in the popular tourist destination of Pahalgam, where gunmen opened fire on a group of tourists. India and Pakistan exchange fire daily along the Line of Control (LoC), which separates the two sides of Kashmir. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Indian Police Detain Dozens Of Fire And Emergency Department Aspirants

Indian Police Detain Dozens Of Fire And Emergency Department Aspirants

July 20,2023, Srinagar Kashmir, India : Indian policemen detain Aspirants of Fire and Emergency department during a protest in Srinagar. Since last one year they have been demanding a thorough investigation into the selected candidates for the position of firemen in the department. On June 20,2023 in Srinagar Kashmir, India.Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Indian Police Detain Dozens Of Fire And Emergency Department Aspirants

Indian Police Detain Dozens Of Fire And Emergency Department Aspirants

July 20,2023, Srinagar Kashmir, India : Indian policemen detain Aspirants of Fire and Emergency department during a protest in Srinagar. Since last one year they have been demanding a thorough investigation into the selected candidates for the position of firemen in the department. On June 20,2023 in Srinagar Kashmir, India.Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Indian Police Detain Dozens Of Fire And Emergency Department Aspirants

Indian Police Detain Dozens Of Fire And Emergency Department Aspirants

July 20,2023, Srinagar Kashmir, India : Aspirants of Fire and Emergency department shouts slogans during a protest in Srinagar. Since last one year they have been demanding a thorough investigation into the selected candidates for the position of firemen in the department. On June 20,2023 in Srinagar Kashmir, India.Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Indian Police Detain Dozens Of Fire And Emergency Department Aspirants

Indian Police Detain Dozens Of Fire And Emergency Department Aspirants

July 20,2023, Srinagar Kashmir, India : Aspirants of Fire and Emergency department shouts slogans during a protest in Srinagar. Since last one year they have been demanding a thorough investigation into the selected candidates for the position of firemen in the department. On June 20,2023 in Srinagar Kashmir, India.Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Indian Police Detain Dozens Of Fire And Emergency Department Aspirants

Indian Police Detain Dozens Of Fire And Emergency Department Aspirants

July 20,2023, Srinagar Kashmir, India : Indian policemen detain Aspirants of Fire and Emergency department during a protest in Srinagar. Since last one year they have been demanding a thorough investigation into the selected candidates for the position of firemen in the department. On June 20,2023 in Srinagar Kashmir, India.Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Indian Police Detain Dozens Of Fire And Emergency Department Aspirants

Indian Police Detain Dozens Of Fire And Emergency Department Aspirants

July 20,2023, Srinagar Kashmir, India : Indian policemen detain Aspirants of Fire and Emergency department during a protest in Srinagar. Since last one year they have been demanding a thorough investigation into the selected candidates for the position of firemen in the department. On June 20,2023 in Srinagar Kashmir, India.Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Scenes from Pakistan's quake-hit Muzaffarabad

Scenes from Pakistan's quake-hit Muzaffarabad

MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan - Family members warm themselves with a fire in a tent in Muzaffarabad, the Pakistani Kashmir capital, on Oct. 15.

KASHMIR-JAMMU-BUS FIRE

KASHMIR-JAMMU-BUS FIRE

(220513) -- JAMMU, May 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An injured passenger is wheeled to a hospital for treatment in Jammu, the winter capital of Indian-Controlled Kashmir, on May 13, 2022. At least four pilgrims were killed and 24 others suffered burns on Friday after a bus carrying them caught fire in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said. (Str/Xinhua)

KASHMIR-JAMMU-BUS FIRE

KASHMIR-JAMMU-BUS FIRE

(220513) -- JAMMU, May 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An injured passenger is wheeled to a hospital for treatment in Jammu, the winter capital of Indian-Controlled Kashmir, on May 13, 2022. At least four pilgrims were killed and 24 others suffered burns on Friday after a bus carrying them caught fire in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said. (Str/Xinhua)

KASHMIR-JAMMU-BUS FIRE

KASHMIR-JAMMU-BUS FIRE

(220513) -- JAMMU, May 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People transfer a child injured in a bus fire to a hospital for treatment in Jammu, the winter capital of Indian-Controlled Kashmir, on May 13, 2022. At least four pilgrims were killed and 24 others suffered burns on Friday after a bus carrying them caught fire in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said. (Str/Xinhua)

KASHMIR-JAMMU-BUS FIRE

KASHMIR-JAMMU-BUS FIRE

(220513) -- JAMMU, May 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An injured passenger is wheeled to a hospital for treatment in Jammu, the winter capital of Indian-Controlled Kashmir, on May 13, 2022. At least four pilgrims were killed and 24 others suffered burns on Friday after a bus carrying them caught fire in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said. (Str/Xinhua)

KASHMIR-JAMMU-BUS FIRE

KASHMIR-JAMMU-BUS FIRE

(220513) -- JAMMU, May 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An injured passenger is wheeled to a hospital for treatment in Jammu, the winter capital of Indian-Controlled Kashmir, on May 13, 2022. At least four pilgrims were killed and 24 others suffered burns on Friday after a bus carrying them caught fire in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said. (Str/Xinhua)

Scenes from Pakistan's quake-hit Muzaffarabad

Scenes from Pakistan's quake-hit Muzaffarabad

MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan - Family members warm themselves with a fire in a tent in Muzaffarabad, the Pakistani Kashmir capital, on Oct. 15. (Kyodo)