Srinagar: The intervening night of May 10-11 was the first after almost two weeks when the guns along the borders had fallen silent. After several days of escalated tension in the cities and border areas of Jammu and Kashmir and continuous aerial intrusions and artillery shelling, normal life is slowly limping back to normal.
Residents in border areas along the Line of Control and International Border said that they are heaving a sigh of relief with many of them being able to visit the rubble of their broken homes and attend to the injured. Hundreds of people who have migrated to safer areas over the past two weeks from their homes along the LoC and IB are yet to go back to their homes permanently.
Officials said that they have not reported any ceasefire violation during the night of May 10 and 11. "This peace is fragile but it is important for people who are in the direct line of fire. Our lives were hanging in balance and it is a miracle that we survived," said Manzoor Ahmad of Razerwani area of Uri.
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As many as 27 persons, including five armed forces personnel, were killed and scores others injured in intense exchange of shelling and drone attacks along the LoC and IB. At 5 pm on May 10, India and Pakistan reached an understanding to stop all firing and military action on land, air and seas. The two sides are again establishing contact on May 12.
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In Srinagar, people were seen shopping at the weekly Sunday market and public transport was operational. Meanwhile, Lieutenant Governor of J&K, Manoj Sinha visited the Government Medical College in Jammu and enquired about the health of residents of Jammu, Rajouri and Poonch, who sustained injuries in the cross-border shelling. Former CM of J&K Mehbooba Mufti visited the forward areas in Uri which was also impacted by heavy shelling.
Residents in border areas along the Line of Control and International Border said that they are heaving a sigh of relief with many of them being able to visit the rubble of their broken homes and attend to the injured. Hundreds of people who have migrated to safer areas over the past two weeks from their homes along the LoC and IB are yet to go back to their homes permanently.
Officials said that they have not reported any ceasefire violation during the night of May 10 and 11. "This peace is fragile but it is important for people who are in the direct line of fire. Our lives were hanging in balance and it is a miracle that we survived," said Manzoor Ahmad of Razerwani area of Uri.
Also Read: Kashmir's Pahalgam sparks Karachi's nightmare: Pakistan’s economic lifeline vulnerable again?
As many as 27 persons, including five armed forces personnel, were killed and scores others injured in intense exchange of shelling and drone attacks along the LoC and IB. At 5 pm on May 10, India and Pakistan reached an understanding to stop all firing and military action on land, air and seas. The two sides are again establishing contact on May 12.
Also Read: Indian forces in Arabian Sea were ready to strike select targets, including Karachi, says DGMO Navy
In Srinagar, people were seen shopping at the weekly Sunday market and public transport was operational. Meanwhile, Lieutenant Governor of J&K, Manoj Sinha visited the Government Medical College in Jammu and enquired about the health of residents of Jammu, Rajouri and Poonch, who sustained injuries in the cross-border shelling. Former CM of J&K Mehbooba Mufti visited the forward areas in Uri which was also impacted by heavy shelling.
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