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Residents celebrate the India-Pak ceasefire agreement in Uri, Baramulla, on Saturday.
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Silence has fallen along the borders in Jammu and Kashmir following a truce between India and Pakistan.
The roar of artillery and the rat-a-tat of gunfire have gone quiet in several border villages of Jammu, including Poonch, Rajouri, RS Pura, and the Valley’s Uri sector.
On Saturday, India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire brokered by the US, following an intense escalation after India launched Operation Sindoor against Pakistan.
However, just hours after the announcement, Pakistan resumed heavy firing in the Akhnoor, Rajouri, and RS Pura sectors, raising concerns about the sustainability of the agreement.
The violation prompted Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri to issue a statement, calling it a breach of the understanding.
“After the announcement of the truce, firing continued intermittently for a few hours, but calm prevailed throughout the night,” said Swarn Lal, former sarpanch of the Suchetgarh sector.
He said that after several days of unrest, they were finally able to sleep peacefully.
Residents of the Poonch and Rajouri sectors also said that peace and calm had returned along the borders.
Yousuf Jameel, a resident of Poonch, told businessline that there was calm in the area and he had not heard any shelling during the night.
“Now people have begun returning to their native villages,” Jameel said.
The area bore the brunt of cross-border shelling, with most of the casualties reported from here. At least 15 people have died and nearly 50 have been injured in the area over the past few years, forcing many to flee.
Similarly, no cross-border firing has been reported from the Rajouri area. In the Valley’s Uri sector, residents said the area has remained calm since the truce was announced.
“There was no firing throughout the night,” said Lal Din, a resident of Churanda village, a hamlet near the LoC.
Reports from the Akhnoor and Sundarbani sectors also indicated a prevailing calm.
“After the initial ceasefire violation, the situation became calm,” said a resident of Sundarbani.
Published on May 11, 2025
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