Pakistani militants say they are preparing to launch a fresh wave of attacks on Indian targets in Kashmir when ****** groups leave Afghanistan with the withdrawal of Nato troops next year.
The declaration by Syed Salahudeen, head of the United Jihad Council, an umbrella organisation of groups fighting against Indian rule in the disputed territory, will deal a blow to efforts by the new government in Islamabad to improve relations with New Delhi.
Mr Salahudeen said thousands of militants would return from Afghanistan when Nato combat forces completed their withdrawal by the end of 2014.
The coming months and years will see a tremendous surge in mujahedeen's activities in Indian Kashmir, he told the AFP news agency.
The encounter between mujahedeen and Indian forces will enhance to an unprecedented level. The increase in attacks will be enormous and Indian forces will face huge losses.
Kashmir remains a bloody bone of contention between the two nuclear rivals.
India and Pakistan have fought two major wars over the region since independence in 1947 and in recent weeks have traded fire and accusations across the Line of Control.
Last week, the Pakistani military said one of its officers was killed and another serious wounded in the fighting. Earlier, India said five of its soldiers were killed by Pakistan, a claim denied by the Pakistani military.
The rising tensions come despite efforts by Nawaz Sharif, who won Pakistans general election in May, to improve ties. In an interview last week he said the two countries should fight a war against poverty and illiteracy rather than each other.
Analysts in Islamabad suggest the Pakistani military may no longer be able to control ****** forces that it has relied on to wage war in Kashmir since 1989. Many included veterans of the war against Soviet occupiers in Afghanistan.
Kashmiri youths realise that they should now rely on themselves, said Uzair Ahmed, a militant with the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen group. The attacks on Indian forces by Kashmiri mujahedeen have already been enhanced during the last three to four months... and the coming three-four years will be very difficult for the Indian forces.
The declaration by Syed Salahudeen, head of the United Jihad Council, an umbrella organisation of groups fighting against Indian rule in the disputed territory, will deal a blow to efforts by the new government in Islamabad to improve relations with New Delhi.
Mr Salahudeen said thousands of militants would return from Afghanistan when Nato combat forces completed their withdrawal by the end of 2014.
The coming months and years will see a tremendous surge in mujahedeen's activities in Indian Kashmir, he told the AFP news agency.
The encounter between mujahedeen and Indian forces will enhance to an unprecedented level. The increase in attacks will be enormous and Indian forces will face huge losses.
Kashmir remains a bloody bone of contention between the two nuclear rivals.
India and Pakistan have fought two major wars over the region since independence in 1947 and in recent weeks have traded fire and accusations across the Line of Control.
Last week, the Pakistani military said one of its officers was killed and another serious wounded in the fighting. Earlier, India said five of its soldiers were killed by Pakistan, a claim denied by the Pakistani military.
The rising tensions come despite efforts by Nawaz Sharif, who won Pakistans general election in May, to improve ties. In an interview last week he said the two countries should fight a war against poverty and illiteracy rather than each other.
Analysts in Islamabad suggest the Pakistani military may no longer be able to control ****** forces that it has relied on to wage war in Kashmir since 1989. Many included veterans of the war against Soviet occupiers in Afghanistan.
Kashmiri youths realise that they should now rely on themselves, said Uzair Ahmed, a militant with the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen group. The attacks on Indian forces by Kashmiri mujahedeen have already been enhanced during the last three to four months... and the coming three-four years will be very difficult for the Indian forces.
