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| India's hardened stand, forces Pak guns to fall silent | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 7: After losing nine civilians in the Indian retaliatory fire Pakistani troops have decided to suspend repeated ceasefire violations. Official sources said that during the last 24 hours no major ceasefire violation from Pakistani troops was recorded either on the LOC or on the IB. Pakistan has confirmed that nine civilians were killed in Sialkot sector when the BSF retaliated with fury and force ceasefire violations committed by the Pakistani troops during the last three days.
India has reported killing of five civilians and injuries to 35 civilians in Pakistani firing in Arnia sector on the IB in Jammu region. Sources said that the establishment in Islamabad has instructed top Army authorities to put an end to ceasefire violations after India had hardened its stand had the Indian forces had refused to discuss the border conflict at a flag meeting for which the Pakistani field commanders had sent a suggestion. According to the Government sources Indian forces, especially the BSF, have rejected Pak offer for flag meetings on the plea that whatever commitments the Pakistani commanders would make during the flag meeting s were violated or flouted by either the Pakistani troops or by Pakistani Rangers. Sources confirmed that the Defence Minister, Arun Jaitley, and the Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh, have instructed troops, deployed on the LOC, and the BSF, posted on the IB, to retaliate each every fire from across the border with full fury and force. Senior Army and BSF officers made it clear that "we will deal firmly with the situation or with any eventuality that could arise by repeated ceasefire violations."
These officers said that the counter-infiltration grid on the LOC and on the IB has been upgraded which helped the Indian forces to foil as many as 28 infiltration bids during the last two months. They said agencies across the border had become desperate and were keen to push groups of militants into Jammu and Kashmir for escalating the level of violence that was needed to keep voters indoors during the Assembly election. |
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