People living along Jammu IB relieved as calm prevails

People living along the international border (IB) in the Jammu frontier heaved a sigh of relief due to the three-day lull in the border skirmishes, which had forced many to move to safer places.
No ceasefire violation has been reported along the international border and the LoC for the past three days, a senior BSF officer said today.
Since Friday morning (around 0400 hours), there has been no ceasefire violation, shelling or firing till this evening, the officer said, adding "amid clam, BSF continues to maintain high alert and vigilance along the IB".
The last incident of ceasefire violations was triggered by shelling and firing on early October 25 morning, in which three persons were injured when Pakistan Rangers targeted 17 Border Out Posts (BoPs) and civilians areas.

Turning the 2003 Indo-Pak border truce "meaningless", Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked and indiscriminate firing and shelling of rocket, RPG and mortars on border outposts for the past 12 days since October 14, killing two jawans and injuring 32 people, including 18 civilians.
Security officials maintained there was daily firing by Pakistani troops along LoC and IB areas in Jammu and Kashmir since October 14 as was witnessed before the 2003 agreement.

There has also been over 140 ceasefire violations by the Pakistani troops this year, the highest in eight years.
The firing triggered migration of about 1,500 people from border hamlets to safer areas in the region.

Reacting to the lull in the firing, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today expressed hope that the calm in the region would prevail.
"After 12 days the border has finally fallen silent and people have been able to sleep at home without fear. Let's hope it stays this way now," the Chief Minister wrote on micro-blogging site Twitter.