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Pak firing forces villagers to flee border hamlets

Samba Border :  With Pakistani troops pounding civilian areas with mortar shells and heavy firing, villagers living along the Indo-Pak border have been forced to flee their homes to safer places.“We sent our women, children

PTI Updated on: October 20, 2013 18:43 IST


Kulian became a battleground for foiling an infiltration bid on Saturday, killing a Pakistani intruder.  Women, children and elderly persons of nearly 52 families of Suchetgarh-Kulian border belt fled their homes and took shelter in a community centre at Rakhambh Tali (Kali Bari) around 10 PM yesterday, Prakash said.  

However, male members of the families went back to take care of domestic animals and their homes, he said.  

There were also reports of migration of children and women of 17 families of Najwal village in Pargwal belt in Jammu, which five people, including three children, were injured in Pak firing.

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