Truce Holds in Kashmir, Giving Shell-Shocked Residents Uneasy Peace | Defence News
The guns have gone silent, schools have reopened and the bunkers are empty along Pakistan's restive ceasefire line with India, but even as residents in Kashmir relax thanks to an uneasy truce, they fear fighting may erupt again soon. For months, a precarious peace has been welcomed by conflict-wary Kashmiris along the so-called Line of Control (LoC) -- the boundary that divides the disputed region between Pakistan and India. The surprise truce announced in late February brought an end to years of violence along the frontier that saw thousands of skirmishes rattle the Himalayan territory, where the two sides have used artillery, mortars, and small arms. Also Read | India To Help Vietnam in Warship-Building & Service "Life before the ceasefire was very miserable," Kashif Hussain, the deputy commissioner of Poonch district in Pakistani Kashmir, told reporters on a military-escorted visit to the area. But education has since resumed, health facilities reopened and people can …
