Pakistan, June 25 -- Scores of families from the Bara tehsil of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Khyber district have been compelled to vacate their homes due to fighting between terrorists and security forces in recent days, in which the residents say they feel vulnerable to drone strikes and artillery shelling by both sides. The displaced families are from the Sturikhel area, which is located near the border of Khyber and Orakzai districts. Sources in the area told that they were left with no option but to vacate their homes and move to safer localities.

They said the residents of Meero Darra, Sal Gazai, Sawi Kot and Parrwan villages, in particular, were forced to leave their homes due to artillery shelling and drone strikes that were conducted da...