Children from border villages at a Nowshera camp. Inderjeet Singh

Amir Karim Tantray

Tribune News Service

Jhangar (LoC), May 14

A day after two civilians were killed in Pakistani shelling in Jhangar village of Nowshera sector on the Line of Control (LoC), the “misadventure” from the Pakistani side continued today with its army resorting to unprovoked ceasefire violation in the Rajouri sector.The firing started at 6.45 am and ended at 8 am. Though there was no loss of life or property, the fear in villages was palpable as since May 10 the Pakistani army has violated the ceasefire pact daily.More than 2,000 persons have been evacuated to migrant camps at Nowshera since yesterday and the government machinery has been pressed into service to take care of their needs.(Follow The Tribune on Facebook; and Twitter @thetribunechd)Wearing a deserted look, Jhangar and other villages, targeted by Pakistan yesterday, remained on the edge. Rajouri Deputy Commissioner Shahid Iqbal Choudhry said, “A fleet of buses was sent to bring people from Jhangar  but it couldn’t go beyond Nonial due to heavy mortar shelling. Later, bulletproof vehicles with a capacity of 16-18 persons were pressed into service to rescue people.”“We no more feel safe in our houses as Pakistan targets civilian areas every now and then. The Centre must take steps to provide relief to border residents,” said Deep Kumar, 45, who has shifted base to a Nowshera camp.Many who reached Nowshera on their own found it difficult to find space in a camp in a government school and were told to move to other places.Bulletproof vehicles used

• The Rajouri administration on Sunday used bulletproof vehicles to evacuate people from villages close to the Line of Control
• Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh and his Cabinet colleague Zulfikar Choudhary visited Nowshera to take stock of the situation
• Rajouri DC has asked teachers to start taking classes in migrant camps so studies of children don’t get affected