Srinagar: A stagnation in military action between India and Pakistan caught on Saturday evening after the LOC in the URI sub-division of Kashmir, after heavy Pakistani shelling, drone attacks and cross-border firing days. However, hundreds of displaced shelters from the border villages remained as the security forces on Sunday approved the unexpected armament.Jammu and Kashmir Police requested to return home, citing the ongoing bomb disposal operations.Police said in a public safety notice, “These dangerous equipment can remain active for an extended period and explode with minimal disturbances, pose a high threat to untrained people.” “All citizens extracted from the frontline villages are advised to avoid returning until the official withdrawal is provided.”Operations are expected to take several days based on the level of weather and contamination. “Your security remains our top priority,” police said, emphasizing that unauthorized returns in restricted areas could lead to legal consequences.District officials have established temporary shelters with food, medical supply and necessary assistance. Around 15,000 people fled from villages such as Salamabad, Rajarwani, Gingle, Laws and Banday in Uri sub-division in Baramulla district of North Kashmir. According to the 2011 census, the URI has a population of 74,867.In Uri city, life started shaking on Sunday morning. Some shops opened again and the residents returned. By noon, the authorities again directed to vacate the people. A restaurant owner who spend the night in Baramulla said, “I came early in the morning from Bermula. I opened my restaurant and hoped that the situation would stabilize. But in the afternoon, we were asked to return.”The residents expressed vigilant hope. “We are happy that there is an agreement. We hope we will return home soon,” said an Uri resident at a relief center in Baramulla.Former CM and PDP head Mehboba Mufti visited Shelter Homes on Sunday, meeting displaced residents. “We don’t know how our family was saved,” said a woman from Salamabad. “We did not sleep a minute on Thursday night and went to Baramullah after getting shells in our village.”Mehboba assured the confident families that it would urge the government to provide alternative housing and compensation. “War, bullets, and shelling stole homes and broke childhood,” she said. “In tin-stagnant shelters, children of Kashmir wait-not to take the elders, but for peace.”
