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Early Times Report
Jammu, July 3: A high alert has been sounded in Jammu and Kashmir after inputs from the intelligence agency that Pakistan has reactivated over a dozen terrorist launch pads across the Line of Control (LoC) and International Border (IB).
As reported earlier the launch pads across the LoC in Kashmir Valley are abuzz with activities of terrorists, believed to be Afghan returnee mercenaries, receiving training with a possible push expected during the coming months.
Quoting official sources, reports said that nearly 200 terrorists are waiting on these launch pads in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) and Pakistan to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir.
Sources said that apart from increasing its activities on LoC, some launch pads have been reactivated on the IB to push from the plains of Jammu province.
“Detection of some tunnels and drops of arms is a clear indication of increasing activities of terrorists on IB in Jammu province”, sources said.
Quoting official sources a news agency reported that keeping in view the threat assessment, patrolling of Border Security Force (BSF) as well as the Army has been more frequent along the LoC to foil any infiltration attempt from across the border.
Reports said that the terrorists are trying to use tunnels and riverine areas to infiltrate Jammu and Kashmir through IB. Terrorists affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), and Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) are desperate to sneak into this side of the border.
Reports said that the terrorists are now trying the Rajouri-Poonch routes, the areas south of Pir Panjal.
Inputs regarding these launch pads across LoC are significant as the 43-day long Amarnath Yatra started on June 30 after a gap of two years and lakhs of pilgrims are visiting the Union Territory.
Recently General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) Northern Command, Lt. Gen. Upendra Dwivedi said that 200 terrorists are trying to sneak into Jammu and Kashmir despite a ceasefire on the borders.
On May 7, 2022, while interacting with media persons, Lt. Gen Dwivedi said that infiltration is drastically down, yet currently, there are 200 terrorists staged across the border ready to be launched into Jammu and Kashmir.
The GOC-in-C, however, informed that the number of trained terrorists has been decreasing due to pressure mounted by the forces in Jammu and Kashmir.
He disclosed that approximately 40 to 50 terrorists are active in the hinterland. “In the hinterland, infiltration takes place from various places, it goes through the thick jungle through the snowy mountains which are there and also from International Border from Jammu and Punjab and even from Nepal”, he said. |
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