The recent ceasefire between India and Pakistan after intense military confrontations holds little value for families who lost loved ones. Javaid Iqbal mourns his five-year-old daughter Maryam, a casualty of cross-border shelling, in a region that has historically experienced violence due to the conflict between the two nations. As both countries engage in diplomatic efforts to assert their narratives post-truce, the pain of bereaved families highlights the grim reality ignored in political discussions. The local residents continue to endure an unstable existence caught off-guard amidst the ongoing conflict.
Maryam was killed on the morning of May 7 when an explosive landed on their home in Sukha Katha, a cluster of some 200 homes in Poonch district.
Oh, Maryam, Iqbal, 36, cries out, clutching the phone to his chest. This is a loss I cannot live with.
For decades, residents along the LoC have found themselves caught in the line of fire between India and Pakistan.
For families of those who lost relatives in the cross-border firing, the tenuous peace along the LoC at the moment means little.
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