World on the brink as Pakistan 'kills 40-50 Indian soldiers' in bloody fighting

Pratima Devi (painter)evacuee

The day before, gunshots could be heard for an hour at a stretch at midnight and then another fusillade at 4 a.m. (local time),

evacuee Pratima Devi said

This is a border area and because of the (high) chances of gunfire we have been moved here. We feel protected here,

11-year old Sameer Pawar said in English

Fear has entered my heart,

said 50-year-old Devi, seated on the steps of a college on the outskirts of Jammu city, which was buzzing with students just a few weeks back

We have blown their [Indian] military installations on the de facto border,

Attuallah Tarar said