Border Tensions Prompt Evacuation of Women and Children from Amritsar’s Daoke Village
Amid rising tensions along the India-Pakistan border, families in Amritsar’s Daoke village — which is surrounded by Pakistan on three sides — began relocating women and children to safer locations on Wednesday.
Residents cited the village’s precarious geographical position and growing uncertainty at the border as the reasons behind their precautionary move. Many expressed concern that, in the event of war, the only access road into the village could be targeted, potentially cutting off any route for evacuation.
Kashmir Singh, 70, a long-time resident, recalled the Indo-Pak wars of 1965 and 1971. “We’ve lived through such times before. While the situation is currently under control, we’re not taking chances — women and children are being shifted. Only men will remain, if needed, to assist the armed forces,” he said. He also noted that neither the Border Security Force (BSF) nor local police had issued any evacuation directives yet.
Gurnam Singh, another villager, mentioned that the BSF had recently prohibited farming on land located between the barbed wire fence and the International Border — a common wartime precaution aimed at restricting civilian movement and exposure in sensitive areas.
While no official orders have been issued, villagers continue to take proactive steps, wary of potential escalations following India’s recent military action targeting terror infrastructure across the border.
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