Villagers flee to safer place as Pakistan continues firing along border

Poonch, Aug 16 (ANI): Villagers living in Balakote area of Jammu and Kashmir were forced to evacuate as Pakistani rangers continued firing at Indian posts on Sunday (August 16) along the Line of Control (LOC) in Poonch, killing five and injuring several others. Pakistan has been attacking forward Indian positions with mortar shells, violating ceasefire agreement between the two countries. Indian soldiers retaliated in equal measures. The firing between the both sides is still underway. Many have left their homes and moving towards a safer ground while others staying back were scared and not coming out of their homes until the firing stops. A villager, Mustak Ahmad, said that it was a nightmare till the time they were in their village. Families of the people died were not able to perform their last rites as they could not move out of their homes. Some bodies were not even brought back as the villagers fear of being caught in between the battle. Another villager, Ayas Ahmad Khan, said five were killed and many were injured. For last one week, there has been an escalation of tension along the Line of Control a military line that divides Kashmir between the two neighbours.

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