Heavy shelling by Pak: Eerie silence in Uri as locals evacuate to safer areas

I was a little scared. Within 15-20 minutes, I came to know about here. We came here...Pakistan has no guts to have a direct fight with our Army. So, it has started attacking the residential areas,

Gupta told ANI

We are safe. Everyone is fine. This happened around 5-5:15 am today...This has started happening in the city now because they (Pakistan) have targetted Jammu...,

the Jammu resident said

It’s easy to start the war. But we have borne the brunt of this shelling. We suffered in the 90s then in 2000 and now again our lives are in danger,

said Saquib Bhatti, a college student

I lost all my belongings in the latest shelling. My shop and rooms of houses got damaged,

said Roshan Kumar

The villagers are taking refuge in the houses of relatives in Baramulla and Srinagar. Last time, we had bunkers, this time we don’t have any safety,

said Hakim ud din Choudhary, who is in their late 70’s

Abdul Aziz (filmmaker)king

We have never witnessed this type of shelling. In our village 10 houses were damaged,

said Abdul Aziz, who was busy collecting some items still intact from a damaged house in Gingal

After the shelling last night, most of the villagers have left towards safer places. Government has also made arrangements for the people who want to leave at different places,

Dar said, adding

I am taking my family to Baramulla for a few days. I don’t want to risk their lives. Last night was terrible all across Uri. Most people are migrating towards safer places,

said Javeed Ahmad of Razarwani village

We will start construction of permanent bunkers,

Sinha instructed deputy commissioner Baramulla to provide transport to families who want to shift from affected areas

Almost 80% of the people have already left fearing for their lives,

he said ... adding that

It has been almost 75 years we have been witnessing this situation. I have no relatives and no bunkers. So my family of six has no choice but to face whatever is in store for us,

he said

We didn’t sleep for a minute last night. The explosions were taking place everywhere,

he said

Our village, after last night’s shelling, is empty. Earlier today, my relatives also left, and I came here to get my relatives out till the situation improves,

he said

At least show us the debris of one drone to prove the charge,

he said at a news briefing on Friday

Whatever they will send, we will convert it into debris,

he said

We have never seen such intense shelling in our life. The majority of the people fled the town and other villages as soon as shelling started last night with some taking shelter in underground bunkers,

said Bashir Ahmad, 45, in the town of Baramulla in Uri

We do not know if the markets will open tomorrow or not...I have children and grandchildren at home so I have to stock up."

Pankaj

Navneet Kaur (field hockey)vice-captain

My aunt lives in Attari and has asked me to get some flour for her as supplies are getting expensive there,

said Navneet Kaur, a nurse in Amritsar, 30 kilometres (19 miles)away, who was travelling to the town with a sack of flour

I have stocked grocery for a month: we got meat, flour, tea, oil lentils etc and also drew extra cash from bank,

said Aroosha Rameez, 34, a Lahore resident

We currently have stocks many times higher than the normal requirement—whether it is rice, wheat, or pulses...There is absolutely no shortage,

he said