India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire on May 10, but within hours an explosion occurred in the border town.
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- Authorities in India and Pakistani have advised those who have left the border area not to return to the villages that are still on the forefront.
- Hundreds of people moved to temporary homes, others left at the beginning of the week to intensify their fight and stay with relatives far from the border.
JAMMU, India – After spending days in temporary homes and relatives, people on both sides of the Indian and Pakistan border are skeptical of the weekend’s ceasefire and rush to return to their villages.
Indian cities like Jammu and Amritsar were surprised by the sound of the explosion after a ceasefire was agreed, but remained quieter than on a normal Sunday, May 11th, with many shops choosing to close, and people prefer to stay indoors.
Authorities in India and Pakistani have advised those who have left the border area not to return to the villages that are still on the forefront.
After a four-day battle, India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire under US pressure on May 10, but an explosion occurred within hours in the border town, and India accused Pakistan of violating the agreement.
The Arch rivals were involved in the worst battles in nearly 30 years, launching missiles and drones at each other’s military facilities, killing almost 70 people.
“The urgent charm: don’t return to the frontline village. Your lives are at risk. There are still unexploded bullets left after Pakistan’s fire,” a police notice in Kashmir, India said.
Hundreds of people moved to temporary homes, others left at the beginning of the week to intensify their fight and stay with relatives far from the border.
“I want to go back to the village of Bihar,” said in eastern India. “Don’t want to go back and die (at the border),” said Asha Devi, a 22-year-old farm worker in the Akhnoor region, one of the areas affected by artillery fire in recent days.
Kabal Singh, the head of the village near the border, said people were scared to go home after hearing the explosion following the announcement of a ceasefire.
On the Pakistani side of the border, some residents who were evicted from the village were encouraged to wait until noon on March 12th before returning home.
“Many of them are waiting to see how the situation develops before they decide to return,” said Akhtar Ayoub, a local administrator in Neelam Valley, Pakistan.