Frightened Fazilka villagers move to safer place in night
Panic-stricken residents of several border villages in the district started moving to safer places immediately after loud sounds of explosions were heard last night.
Jhangar Bhaini village sarpanch Harmesh Warwal said the explosions had left several villagers frightened.
Hansa Singh, former sarpanch of Mohar Jamsher village, which is surrounded by Pakistan from three sides, said that they saw some objects, probably drones, coming from the Pakistan side.
He said women, children and the elderly were shifted to safer places, with many of them carrying essentials and clothes in large trunks.
The villages that are located along the International Boundary with Pakistan include Mohar Jamsher, Mohar Khiva, Mohar Sona, Mansa, Jhangar Bhaini, Mahatam Nagar, Retewali Bhaini, Gulaba Bhaini, Dona Nanka Dhani Sadda Singh, Pakka Chisti and Bakhu Shah.
After the announcement of a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, the district administration withdrew the blackout order but appealed to residents to be alert.
