Pakistan Border Indian Villagers Flee Due to Fear After India’s Surgical Strikes

Pakistan Border Indian Villagers Flee Due to Fear After India’s Surgical Strikes

Disputed Kashmir has been a flashpoint for decades and has sparked two wars.
Observers say India has previously conducted more substantial strikes without any serious escalation of hostilities.
India carried out “surgical strikes” along the de facto border. But Pakistan denied it, saying two of its soldiers died in cross-border shelling.
One day after India launched strikes targeting militants in Kashmir, Indian villagers living close to the border with Pakistan are fleeing for safety.
People from a number of villages in Punjab state were leaving amid fears the confrontation might escalate into a war.