"We have restricted our movements and mostly stay indoors," he said. "Most of us are avoiding sending children to schools."
A civil administration officer in Poonch confirmed that people close to the border were now living in fear.
"Locals in Mendhar sector, where border clashes happens daily, are scared. We are trying to inject confidence in them," said the official, requesting anonymity.
Riza Ahmad of Balnoi village, also located close to the LoC, told IANS: "It was only after 2003 that we began farming and sending our children to schools. We now feel that firing will not stop."
