Jammu, April 26 -- A haunting silence has descended along the 198-km International Border (IB) in Jammu, where escalating tensions between India and Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack have cast a shadow of uncertainty.
Across the border, Pakistani authorities have evacuated entire villages, fearing a significant retaliatory response from India, while on the Indian side, border communities grapple with fear and apprehension amid an increasingly volatile situation.
In the village of Londi, situated just meters from the IB in Kathua's Hiranagar sector, locals report a stark absence of life in three major Pakistani villages-Sukhmal, Sukhechak, and Chajar-directly across the border. According to Ravi Sharma, a longtime resident of L...