Border villagers shift to safer zones

Almost 25 years after the first time, Amir Ahmad and his family once again left their village, Salamabad in Uri, to escape the devastating shelling from Pakistan.

- Mir Ehsan

BARAMULLA: Almost 25 years after the first time, Amir Ahmad and his family once again left their village, Salamabad in Uri, to escape the devastating shelling from Pakistan. They last left in early 2000s when the shelling between India and Pakistan intensified in the region.

According to officials, at least four houses in the village were damaged as Pakistan troops continued to pound villages and towns close to the border across Jammu and Kashmir.

Along with the picturesque Salamabad, dozens of villages from Uri to Tangdhar in north Kashmir have been hit by shells since midnight. At least six people were injured in Salamabad village, and three dozen houses, shops and other buildings were damaged in Uri and Tangdhar villages.