Jammu: Amid escalating tensions along the Line of Control (LoC) following multiple ceasefire violations and failed drone and missile attacks from Pakistan, authorities in Jammu and Kashmir, have shifted villagers from several forward areas to safer locations.
The local administration has relocated residents from multiple villages near the LoC to specially set-up camps. The camps are equipped with essential facilities, including food, water, infant milk, and medical aid.
Speaking to the media on Thursday, one of the villagers who has been moved to the camp stated that most of the villagers have been moved there. She further hailed the government for the facilities provided while hoping for normalisation in the situation.
One of the villagers, Nisha Sharma, said, “We have come from border villages due to the escalating tensions. People are scared that’s why government has set up a camp. All villagers are living here. We have received all facilities here, from food to water, even we are getting milk for children and infants. We will return to home as soon as the situation improves. We want the situation to improve.”
Another villager, Gopal Singh, who also resides in the camp, echoed similar sentiments. He said, “The government has helped us. They sent vehicles for us. All the villagers have been shifted here. We have received all food, cleaning, and medical facilities. Officials are also visiting us.
Ved Ram Sahu stated, “We have been shifted by the government keeping in view the situation. We have also got various facilities here.”
Although most villages have been evacuated, some villagers still reside in their houses. Tasrim Lal, who is a resident of a village near LoC, slammed Pakistan for the current situation, stating, “Although we are safe now, but Pakistan’s nature is to launch covert attacks and strike from behind. They have never strike openly. Several wars happened, but they have always lost.”
Lal further conveyed that as of now, Pakistan has stopped its movements since the precision attacks were carried out. He said, “Earlier we used to watch their activities. But since we have done our precision strikes, their movement is stopped. Earlier we could see their buses, farmers herding cattles, we could hear music, but now, everything is stopped. They are scared. They know if they will do anything, India will not spare them. PM Modi does what he says.”
Another villager, Karnail Singh stated, “Our village is last village near LoC. We have shifted children and women. Earlier Pakistan used to do movement in the occupied areas but since India has launched precision strikes on Pakistan, they have stopped their movement. Pakistan has almost stopped its movement near the LoC. We live on this border; we don’t fear from anyone. We have seen 4-5 wars, in 1965, 1971, 1999 and all fights in between. they used to violate ceasefire, but now since the strikes, all the things are stopped. But we can’t trust Pakistan, they can fire at any moment, that’s why we have shifted our families.”
After India executed Operation Sindoor in which nine terror sites deep inside Pakistan were destroyed, Pakistan attempted to engage a number of military targets on the night of May 7.
The military targets were engaged in Northern and Western India, including Awantipura, Srinagar, Jammu, Pathankot, Amritsar, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Adampur, Bhatinda, Chandigarh, Nal, Phalodi, Uttarlai, and Bhuj, using drones and missiles.