The guns are silent, but the Jammu -Kashmir border villagers still live in fear of unexplained Pakistani mortar shells. Bharat News
New Delhi: Loc along the Line of Control (LOC) and International boundary (IB) In the Jammu region, guns can be silent for about a week, but for the villagers living in its shadow, peace is delicate and full of fear. Scorched earth, sprayed houses, and unexplained mortar shells act as Stark Reminder that the danger has not only passed – only stopped.Despite understanding the ceasefire between India and Pakistan on May 10, the residents did not describe their villages as safe, but as “trap of death”, with the remains of the remains. Acceleration, The Indian Army on Sunday clarified that there is an understanding between the military operations (DGMOS) of the directors of the two countries to prevent hostility, “there is no termination date,” it was set by speculation that the agreement was determined to miss on Sunday evening. The two sides initially agreed to end the two -day end of enmity during a hotline conversation on 10 May, but confirmed their commitment to maintain peace during a follow -up conversation on 12 May.
‘Dangerous place’
Guns may be silent, but roses lie fresh on the graves of 27 citizens who were killed in Pakistan’s Anti -Repileing Shelling Post Operation Sindoor. Life lost, livelihood went away, houses were shattered.62 -year -old Balvinder Singh, who returned to his home on 14 May, damaged our house, damaged our house, damage our house.Indian Army engineers have carried out a comprehensive withdrawal campaign in border districts, which has been successfully neutralizing more than 80 unexplained shells in the last five days. The operation included high-risk areas, including 6 shells in Pargwal, 19 in Rajouri, 42 in Ponch, and 12 with international border, ensuring more security for citizens returning to conflict-affected areas. “Many shells made deep craters in our paddy land. We cannot resume work until all the unexplained armaments are cleaned. It is a trap of death.”
‘Nobody comes’
Once the energy to cheer visitors and bustle with rhythmic thood of marching boots, a bizarre border village on the outskirts of Jammu, now – is now quiet. Popular for the ceremony reducing the Vaga-Atari-style flag by BSF personnel, the village change in a tourist hotspot has hit a painful stagnation after the recent military enmity between India and Pakistan.“Now, the vehicles are standing useless. No one comes to see the zero line. We are praying that tourists start returning to restore our livelihood,” Teja Singh, who provides a horse car ride near the zero line, told PTI.“Earlier, our restaurants were packed … especially on weekends, during BSF’s Beating Retreat Ceremony, our sales increased from Rs 15,000 to Rs 20,000. Now, we are hardly earning Rs 2,000 to Rs 3,000 as people have stopped coming after people. Pakistani shelling“Restaurant owner Sunil Kumar told PTI.An official of a tourism department said that they are closely tracking the situation with boundaries and hope that the border tourism will see revival in the coming weeks. He said, “The situation with boundaries has been peaceful in the last one week due to the ceasefire. We are taking necessary steps to attract tourists, including resuming the BSF parade, once permanent peace on the boundaries,” he said.
