Pak army asks Uri residents to vacate homes

The Pakistani army on Saturday made announcements through public address systems asking border residents in Uri area of north Kashmir's Baramulla district to vacate their homes.

Local media reported that announcements were made from across the Line of Control (LoC) amid intense shelling and firing exchange between Indian and Pakistani armies.

In the twin villages of Uri's Silkote and Churanda, five residential houses were damaged on Saturday morning in heavy exchange of artillery between the two sides.

Evacuation of local population has been started on a war footing basis in Uri, said an official.