Life in Kashmir’s Reasi has returned to normal following an agreement between India and Pakistan to cease hostilities, after a period of intense cross-border shelling—the most significant since the 1971 conflict. Morning visuals showed students returning to schools and colleges after the administration revoked all precautionary measures.
However, local residents of a border village in the Samba district feared the Pakistani army after blasts were heard on Monday night and splinters hit one of the houses.
The civilian infrastructure witnessed massive damage amid continuous shelling, which ceased on Sunday. The locals are still apprehensive about the prevailing uneasy calm.
“We were clueless last night, but we heard noises. We saw in the morning that this had happened. However, there is not much damage. We were all at home when the explosion happened. The police came later and took stock of the situation. There is an atmosphere of fear,” said one of the residents.
According to local sources, people are still clueless about the prevailing situation, as the confusion over “understanding vs. ceasefire” has left the residents in a permanent state of fear.
Red streaks were seen and explosions heard as India’s air defence intercepted Pakistani drones amid a blackout in Samba on Monday evening, with Army sources saying that a small number of drones had come in the Samba sector and were being engaged.
Army sources said comparatively, a very small number of drones have come in the Samba sector, and they are being engaged, and there is nothing to be alarmed about.
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