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In a season of 'cosmetic'
Indo-Pakistan diplomatic
bonhomie, the security
situation along the Line of
Control (LoC) in frontier
Poonch district is tense. Official sources say the
Pakistani army is targeting
the Indian posts with rockets,
mortars and automatic
weapons in the Krishna Ghati
sector for over 24 hours. The Pakistani troopers have
ignored messages sent across
through a hotline, seeking de-
escalation of the situation
along the LoC.
The ceasefire breach comes in the backdrop of new Army
chief General Bikram Singh's
two-day visit to Jammu &
Kashmir from Friday.
One solider has already
succumbed to his injuries while two others with critical
bullet injuries are undergoing
treatment.
The first round of firing
started on Wednesday around
2 pm and continued for over three hours. Initially, India
exercised restraint but both
sides exchanged heavy firing
after Pakistani Army officers
ignored hotline messages.
Contrary to the concept of honour among soldiers, even
jawans who went forward to
retrieve the dead body of the
killed soldier were shot at by
Pakistan. Ministry of Defence
spokesman Col RK Palta said firing was escalated from
other Pakistani posts, using
rockets and heavy automatic
weapons, to prevent
evacuation of injured jawans.
Palta added that intermittent mortar and automatic firing
had been continuing, though
the situation was under
control. "Both armies
exchanged intermittent firing
till Thursday afternoon," the Colonel added. Senior Army
officers are monitoring the
situation very closely and
have sounded the alert
following reports of
attempted infiltration bids from across the LoC.
In the past two weeks, the
Pakistani army has violated
the ceasefire agreement on
four occasions and several
small groups have attempted infiltration but failed.
Indo-Pakistan diplomatic
bonhomie, the security
situation along the Line of
Control (LoC) in frontier
Poonch district is tense. Official sources say the
Pakistani army is targeting
the Indian posts with rockets,
mortars and automatic
weapons in the Krishna Ghati
sector for over 24 hours. The Pakistani troopers have
ignored messages sent across
through a hotline, seeking de-
escalation of the situation
along the LoC.
The ceasefire breach comes in the backdrop of new Army
chief General Bikram Singh's
two-day visit to Jammu &
Kashmir from Friday.
One solider has already
succumbed to his injuries while two others with critical
bullet injuries are undergoing
treatment.
The first round of firing
started on Wednesday around
2 pm and continued for over three hours. Initially, India
exercised restraint but both
sides exchanged heavy firing
after Pakistani Army officers
ignored hotline messages.
Contrary to the concept of honour among soldiers, even
jawans who went forward to
retrieve the dead body of the
killed soldier were shot at by
Pakistan. Ministry of Defence
spokesman Col RK Palta said firing was escalated from
other Pakistani posts, using
rockets and heavy automatic
weapons, to prevent
evacuation of injured jawans.
Palta added that intermittent mortar and automatic firing
had been continuing, though
the situation was under
control. "Both armies
exchanged intermittent firing
till Thursday afternoon," the Colonel added. Senior Army
officers are monitoring the
situation very closely and
have sounded the alert
following reports of
attempted infiltration bids from across the LoC.
In the past two weeks, the
Pakistani army has violated
the ceasefire agreement on
four occasions and several
small groups have attempted infiltration but failed.