Chai pe charcha along LoC: Indian Army opens new cafe in Uri

The Army-run cafe along the forward post aims to give visitors a chance to experience how things are on the ground.

Qazi Ahmad, a civilian from Kamalkot, a nearby village in Uri sat and enjoyed a cup of tea at the newly opened cafeteria near Kaman Aman Setu. It is the last post of Indian Army in Uri sector of LoC in Kashmir. A scenario like this couldn’t have even been imagined a few months back when the whole sector was tense with shells and mortars being exchanged between India and Pakistan. Today, the Indian Army has thrown open a full-fledged cafeteria at this forward position. The Army says that it aims to give visitors a chance to experience how things are on the ground.