In the middle of the rising tension between India and Pakistan, people in some border villages in Pandjab began to move to safer places.
The villagers in the Ferozepur district began to move their belongings, although the border security forces, the Indian army or no government agency have not yet issued any official evacuation orders.
Deputy Commissioner Ferozepur Deepshikha Sharma said on Wednesday that there was no reason for panic in the district, nor the army nor the district administration issued any directive on the evacuation of border villages.
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The city of Wala, Kalu Wala, Gatti to taste, Jugghe Hazar, Navi Katti, Gatti Ka, Gathi Ke, Chanti Ke, Chandila, Chanwala, Basti, Basti Basim Dembar, west of Villaes.
However, in the border villages of Amritsar and Tarn Taran, there was no rush to move to a safer place.
What do villagers say
The villagers said that the decision to move, especially women and children, was, according to a report by the PTI intelligence agency.
Kakka Singh, 63, a native of the village of Babmha Haji in the Mamdot area, said that he met his two daughters who married in sludge Wala – a village surrounded by the Sutlej River from three sides and Pakistan on the fourth.
He wants his daughters and their families to move to their village until the situation becomes normal.
Pachho Bai, 58, from Tenti Wala, which was seen to wrap clothes along with his father -in -law, said she feels concerned because their house is just 2 km from the international border (IB).
“We are six members in the family. My husband and my son are gone at work, but we plan to move to a relative’s house soon,” she said.
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Bulk Purchase of Grocery Subjects
Meanwhile, several people in the districts of Amritsar and Batala resorted to panic purchase of foods such as pulses, oil cooking, wheat flour, sugar and salt.
People were seen in the queue in the stores and grocery stores for mass purchase.
At the beginning of Wednesday, the Indian armed forces launched missile strikes under the “Sindoor Operation” on the nine terrorist clues in Pakistan and Pakistan occupied cashmere (POK), including the Jaish-E-Mohammad of Bahawalpur and Lashkar-E-Taba.
Former Chief Minister of Panjab and BJP leader Amarinder Singh described Indian strikes at terrorist camps.
“The country has categorically made it clear that they will not allow those who are responsible for the terrorist attack of the hillgam, not to be,” he said in his statement.
“They were punished as adopted by the terrorist Jaish-E-Mohammad, who fled, lost several members of his family,” he said.
(Tagstotranslate) SINDOOR OPERATION (T) Pakistan
