The last time people living in this area left their homes was during the 1971 and 1965 wars between India and Pakistan.
Some residents of Najwal, Markoola, Jaman Bela, Maljodha, Matkoola and Nikkowal in the larger Pargwal area fear the worse is till to come.
"We haven't seen such shelling in a decade. Smoke covered our village for hours yesterday because of Pakistan shelling," said Surjeet, 39, a resident of Nikkowal village.
"Schools are now closed in the village and we fear the time for migration has already come," he said.
In the larger Pargwal area, there are at least half a dozen villages with a population of over 40,000.
Residents have been restricting children and even cattle from venturing out for the last five days.
"Working in the fields has become impossible because of the shelling by Pakistan Rangers", said another villager living close to the International Border.
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