Pakistan capable of responding to Indian actions: Defence minister

[INDIAPOSITIVE]

“We do not want the situation on the borders of two nuclear neighbours to escalate into confrontation,” Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said in a statement. “India must demonstrate caution and behave with responsibility.”

Defence minister's reaction comes against the backdrop of an earlier statement by his Indian counterpart Arun Jaitley where he 'warned' Pakistan to stop shelling in the disputed region.

Also read: India's defence minister warns Pakistan over LoC skirmish

“If Pakistan persists with this adventurism, our forces will make cost of this adventurism unaffordable for it,” Arun Jaitley had told journalists in New Delhi. “Pakistan should stop this unprovoked firing and shelling if it wants peace on the border.”

At least two Pakistanis were killed in latest firing by Indian troops along the working boundary between India and Pakistan, raising the death toll to 12 and injured to 43.

The situation along the India-Pakistan working boundary is still volatile as a heavy exchange of fire continues.

Military sources say that Pakistani troops are responding to the unprovoked Indian firing and are only targeting military positions and not civilian areas as claimed by the Indian military.


Pakistan capable of responding to Indian actions: Defence minister - Pakistan - DAWN.COM

 

[karakoram]

Khwaja saab let Pakistan Army handle it with precision

 

[Shadow_Hunter]

Actions (or non-actions) speak louder than words.

 

[EagleEyes]

It is time for action since India is unable to cooperate for the cease fire on the border.

 

[DV RULES]

Khwaja saab let Pakistan Army handle it with precision

Sense is mandatory,

Pakistan has democratic system and government run by elected government not by military dictator, ISPR hasn't mandate to answer DM of India when there is acting DM in Pakistan. PA doing it professional job by retaliating and DM of Pakistan's job is to answer diplomatically to present government's stance in front of international community.

 

[Mercenary]

Both sides need to de-escalate the situation. A conflict is in no one's interest.

 

[Edevelop]

Pakistan, India trade warnings as two more die in border clashes

LAHORE / NEW DELHI: Two people were killed, while 12 others sustained injuries on the Pakistani side of the Line of Control (LoC) as Indian mortar shells rained on villages located on the border, Express News reported on Thursday.

There has been heavy mortar shelling and firing from Indian security forces across the LoC and working boundary for over a week now. Thirteen Pakistanis have been killed so far as the two countries continue to trade fire.

In latest ceasefire violation, Indian Border Security Force (BSF) reportedly fired mortar shells into Narowal.

While, seven civilians have died in India, regional police chief Rajesh Kumar told AFP that firing from both sides had continued into the early hours of the morning.

Pakistan, India trade warnings

India’s defence minister on Thursday warned Pakistan to stop shelling in Kashmir, after some of the worst cross-border violence hit the disputed region in years.

“If Pakistan persists with this adventurism, our forces will make cost of this adventurism unaffordable for it,” Arun Jaitley told journalists in New Delhi.

“Pakistan should stop this unprovoked firing and shelling if it wants peace on the border.”

Jaitley justified the Indian firing by saying his country had a “duty to defend its people”, as he accused Pakistan of trying to “precipitate tension where none exists”.

Following Indian defence minister’s statement, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif firmly said, “Pakistan has the ability to reply to Indian aggression.”

“We do not want the situation on the borders of two nuclear neighbours to escalate into confrontation,” he added.

“India must demonstrate caution and behave with responsibility,” said Asif.

PM summons National Security Committee

Further, the prime minister has convened a meeting of the National Security Committee on October 10 to discuss the recent ceasefire violations by India at the Line of Control and Working Boundary.

Earlier, adviser to Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz expressed his deep concern over the recent ceasefire violations at the Line of Control (LoC) and working boundary by the Indian security forces.

“For seven days now, the Indian security forces have been firing and shelling across the LoC and working boundary,” Aziz said in a statement.

“Yesterday was Eid day but the Indian forces, in complete disregard of the festive event, carried on the firing and put four innocent lives to death,” he added.

Aziz said it was sad that the Indian government had not been able to restrain its forces despite strong diplomatic protest by Pakistan. “We call upon the Indian government to immediately cease fire and shelling and help us preserve tranquility,” he said.

He said the government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had extended a hand of friendship to India. “However, with abrupt cancellation of foreign secretary level talks, the Indian side has shunned all our peace overtures,” he said, adding that Pakistan was exercising utmost restraint and responsibility.

Aziz, however, hoped that the Indian side would give peace a chance. “Ceasefire at the LoC and the working boundary must be preserved in the larger interest of the region and the people of the two countries.”

CM Punjab says Pakistan does not want tension in the region

Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif visited the CMH Sialkot on Thursday and inquired the condition of those who got injured by unprovoked firing of Indian forces.

The chief minister termed Indian firing on innocent citizens a cowardly and condemnable act, adding that Pakistan Army was fully capable of responding to Indian aggression.

“Pakistan does not want tension in the region,” he said. “The whole nation stands beside our valiant soldiers.”

Shahbaz sympathized with the injured and also offered them financial assistance.

Pakistan, India trade warnings as two more die in border clashes – The Express Tribune

 

[DV RULES]

It is time for action since India is unable to cooperate for the cease fire on the border.

If we consider as per military point of view then effective retaliation is best action in current scenario than open organized front since Pakistan's current leadership has track record facilitating Indians as per their wishes. Pakistan need war monger leadership if military planned for large scale adventure.

 

[PlanetWarrior]

Just go to war and get this shamble over with. Just what the heck whoever is breaching the peace at the border for, nobody seems to know. India politically has no intent to take over any piece of Pakistani held land. Pakistan on the other hand has made their claim known. I am not without prejudice here when I state that the Pakistani Army has more to gain than their Indian counterparts to start any peace violations. If they so badly itch for a war, why is India playing pussycat and holding back sure makes me wonder

 

[raja hindustani]

It is time for action since India is unable to cooperate for the cease fire on the border.

What action are you talking about? Regardless of who starts the cease fire, the other side always responds, what else would you suggest they do?

 

[Indien]

pakistani military has no regard for civilian lives, first they violate ceasefire in a bid to infiltrate terrorists inside our country killing our civilians in the process, BSF then retaliates and pakistani civilians are killed in collateral damages because unlike pakistani army they have no bunkers to hide.

 

[raja hindustani]

why is India playing pussycat and holding back sure makes me wonder

No one wants to risk a nuclear war. We can't start a full scale war and expect them not to use everything they have. With these border clashes a few soldiers/civilians die. If we start a full scale war many more will die.

 

[PlanetWarrior]

No one wants to risk a nuclear war. We can't start a full scale war and expect them not to use everything they have. With these border clashes a few soldiers/civilians die. If we start a full scale war many more will die.

So they hold you to gunpoint because they have a nuclear arsenal. What do you have in your itenery ? Or are those for show and tell only

 

[danger007]

ulta chor ... such a drama queens. .. Every body knows who is war mongers... all 4 wars started by pak.. ended by India. .

 

[Kamikaze Pilot]

Not many people know about the REAL culprit. It's racist white Westerners (especially Americans and Danish nationals). They paid individuals on both sides to start the skirmishes. It's their same old strategy of divide-and-rule.