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Army to go ‘all out’ in Kashmir
After the recent success in eliminating terrorists in the Valley, the Army is planning to bring about changes to its Counter Terrorism strategy in Kashmir.
Published: 23rd June 2019 08:37 AM | Last Updated: 23rd June 2019 08:37 AM
By Mayank Singh, Express News Service
NEW DELHI: After the recent success in eliminating terrorists in the Valley, the Army is planning to bring about changes to its Counter Terrorism strategy in Kashmir. “We are working to rearrange the tactics of active engagement and dominance on ground. The aim is to reduce the stop-over time of the terrorists on the move, which at present is of 4-5 hours. They will either be forced to move out and commit mistakes or compelled to lie low,” said a senior Army officer.
Army has planned the tweak based on the analysis of the way Operation ‘All Out’ has led to the elimination of a large number of terrorists including the commanders. “We have been able to reduce the average active life of a terrorist to six months because of the pinpointed information about their movement. We have also been able to generally map the areas which have a majority of terrorists,” shared an officer.
A total of 318 terrorists were killed in 2018 and 232 militants killed in 2010. Terrorism has got concentrated in the South Kashmir and out of the 50 youth picking weapons against the security forces till now most are from the four districts viz.
Pulwama, Shopian, Kulgam, and Anantnag. The maximum of 14 have come from Pulwama alone. Also, the second highest is from Shopian and Kulgam with 9 each. 8 joined from Anantnag. “Out of the total of 280 active terrorists from Kashmir 60 to 70 are from Pulwama and Shopian,” said the officer.
Eye on Yatra
Amarnath Yatra is to begin in the first week of July for which Army is busy making security arrangements. “We have plans ready to hold the advantage point and the heights on the way to the holy cave. Two to four battalions will be put into operations,” said the senior officer.
Army to go ‘all out’ in Kashmir
After the recent success in eliminating terrorists in the Valley, the Army is planning to bring about changes to its Counter Terrorism strategy in Kashmir.
Published: 23rd June 2019 08:37 AM | Last Updated: 23rd June 2019 08:37 AM
By Mayank Singh, Express News Service
NEW DELHI: After the recent success in eliminating terrorists in the Valley, the Army is planning to bring about changes to its Counter Terrorism strategy in Kashmir. “We are working to rearrange the tactics of active engagement and dominance on ground. The aim is to reduce the stop-over time of the terrorists on the move, which at present is of 4-5 hours. They will either be forced to move out and commit mistakes or compelled to lie low,” said a senior Army officer.
Army has planned the tweak based on the analysis of the way Operation ‘All Out’ has led to the elimination of a large number of terrorists including the commanders. “We have been able to reduce the average active life of a terrorist to six months because of the pinpointed information about their movement. We have also been able to generally map the areas which have a majority of terrorists,” shared an officer.
A total of 318 terrorists were killed in 2018 and 232 militants killed in 2010. Terrorism has got concentrated in the South Kashmir and out of the 50 youth picking weapons against the security forces till now most are from the four districts viz.
Pulwama, Shopian, Kulgam, and Anantnag. The maximum of 14 have come from Pulwama alone. Also, the second highest is from Shopian and Kulgam with 9 each. 8 joined from Anantnag. “Out of the total of 280 active terrorists from Kashmir 60 to 70 are from Pulwama and Shopian,” said the officer.
Eye on Yatra
Amarnath Yatra is to begin in the first week of July for which Army is busy making security arrangements. “We have plans ready to hold the advantage point and the heights on the way to the holy cave. Two to four battalions will be put into operations,” said the senior officer.
Army to go ‘all out’ in Kashmir
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Jammu & Kashmir: ‘Significant drop’ in infiltrations this year
“By this time last year, around 15 militants had been killed while trying to infiltrate into Kashmir. But as of now, there has been no report of an encounter between militants and security forces on the border,” a senior police officer said.
Written by Bashaarat Masood, Nirupama Subramanian | Mumbai, Srinagar | Published: June 30, 2019 4:49:05 am
Police sources say that this year, only one encounter took place in the border area. (Photo: PTI)
With no encounter being reported at the Line of Control (LoC) between militants and security forces, police and security officials say there has been virtually no cross-border infiltration so far this year — a marked departure from previous years.
The Army usually tracks infiltrations through the number of face-offs at the LoC and this year, there has been none. The J&K Police, on the other hand, uses ground intelligence to find out new faces from across the border. Police say there has been a “significant drop” in infiltrations.
While Jammu & Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has already pronounced “zero inflitration” this year, security forces, though in broad agreement with Malik, are sligthly more circumspect. “It is too premature to say that cross-border infiltration has ceased completely but definitely there has been a significant drop this year,” a senior police officer told The Sunday Express.
“By this time last year, around 15 militants had been killed while trying to infiltrate into Kashmir. But as of now, there has been no report of an encounter between militants and security forces on the border,” he said.
Police sources say that this year, only one encounter took place in the border area. On June 22, a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant was killed in a gunfight at Boniyar in Uri.
“Our information says the killed militant was already active in the Valley,” said a police officer. “He was either trying to exfiltrate back to Pakistan or was there to receive a new militant group. But he was eliminated before he could do anything.”
The figures are in contrast with the infiltration figures for the corresponding period last year. Speaking in Parliament, then Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir had said that militants made 133 infiltration attempts in the first six months of 2018. From January to June last year, 14 militants and one security force personnel had been killed on the border during encounters between the infiltrating militants and security forces.
Security officials say there could be a number of reasons for the decline: the post-Pulwama, post-Balakot international pressure on Pakistan; the scrutiny of the Financial Action Task Force; Pakistan’s need to project Prime Minister Imran Khan’s offer of talks with India as genuine; or, a temporary pause.
“This winter there was heavy snowfall in the Valley and traditional infiltration routes were closed, thus delaying the infiltration. But by now, the snow in many areas has already started to melt and there is still no significant movement of infiltrators,” said a senior officer. “It seems that the international pressure on Pakistan and the threat of FATF blacklisting is holding Pakistan back”.
Lt General Hooda (retd), who was Northern Army GOC-in-C from 2014-2016, said every year, the infiltration usually begins mid-May, when much of the snow has melted, in the window before the Army starts repairing portions of the LoC fence that collapse every year under snowfall.
“In the Army, we would call this (the absence of infiltration) an ‘early indicator’,” Lt Gen Hooda said, “pointing to some checks by the Pakistan Army on these fellows (militants). They have their own launch pads, but they do require permission from the Pakistan Army before they cross the border”.
While the decline in infiltration and cross-border terrorism may be good news tactically, security agencies have also warned against “triumphalism”, and are even advocating some swift confidence-building measures at this time, such as reaching out to members of Kashmir’s civil society, engaging with the youth, improving governance, strengthening pro-India stakeholders, even reaching out to Pakistan to find out if its present “unsolicited co-operation” —- including intelligence tip-off of an imminent terror attack in the Valley earlier this month – is genuine outreach or just tactical.
The Sunday Express has learnt that security officials have redflagged the dangers of “destroying assets” in Kashmir, and highlighted the importance of taking the aggressive campaign launched by Central agencies against corruption in the Valley to Jammu as well.
The situation, sources said, continues to be volatile with home-grown radicalism still high, even though, besides the drop in infiltration, militant attacks in the Valley have also reduced after the Pulwama attack that brought India and Pakistan to the brink of conflict. Officials figures reveal that while 71 security forces personnel were killed so far this year, only 27 were killed after the Pulwama attack.
Most of the security forces personnel were killed during anti-militancy operations. “Though there have been grenade attacks here and there, after the Pulwama attack, militants carried out only two major attacks – a suicide attack in Anantnag and an IED blast at Pulwama,” said a police officer. “Only eight security force personnel have been killed in militant attacks since Pulwama and the rest in anti-militancy operations.”
The figures reveal that 120 militants and three of their associates were killed in the first six months of this year. Ninety-four of them were killed after forces intensified anti-militancy operations following the Pulwama attack in which 40 paramilitary personnel were killed.
There have also been fewer hartal days in the Valley after February. Haji Yasin, President of the Kashmir Economic Alliance, said there were only six hartal days after the Pulwama-Balakot episodes in February this year.
Jammu & Kashmir: ‘Significant drop’ in infiltrations this year
Jammu & Kashmir: ‘Significant drop’ in infiltrations this year
“By this time last year, around 15 militants had been killed while trying to infiltrate into Kashmir. But as of now, there has been no report of an encounter between militants and security forces on the border,” a senior police officer said.
Written by Bashaarat Masood, Nirupama Subramanian | Mumbai, Srinagar | Published: June 30, 2019 4:49:05 am
Police sources say that this year, only one encounter took place in the border area. (Photo: PTI)
With no encounter being reported at the Line of Control (LoC) between militants and security forces, police and security officials say there has been virtually no cross-border infiltration so far this year — a marked departure from previous years.
The Army usually tracks infiltrations through the number of face-offs at the LoC and this year, there has been none. The J&K Police, on the other hand, uses ground intelligence to find out new faces from across the border. Police say there has been a “significant drop” in infiltrations.
While Jammu & Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has already pronounced “zero inflitration” this year, security forces, though in broad agreement with Malik, are sligthly more circumspect. “It is too premature to say that cross-border infiltration has ceased completely but definitely there has been a significant drop this year,” a senior police officer told The Sunday Express.
“By this time last year, around 15 militants had been killed while trying to infiltrate into Kashmir. But as of now, there has been no report of an encounter between militants and security forces on the border,” he said.
Police sources say that this year, only one encounter took place in the border area. On June 22, a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant was killed in a gunfight at Boniyar in Uri.
“Our information says the killed militant was already active in the Valley,” said a police officer. “He was either trying to exfiltrate back to Pakistan or was there to receive a new militant group. But he was eliminated before he could do anything.”
The figures are in contrast with the infiltration figures for the corresponding period last year. Speaking in Parliament, then Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir had said that militants made 133 infiltration attempts in the first six months of 2018. From January to June last year, 14 militants and one security force personnel had been killed on the border during encounters between the infiltrating militants and security forces.
Security officials say there could be a number of reasons for the decline: the post-Pulwama, post-Balakot international pressure on Pakistan; the scrutiny of the Financial Action Task Force; Pakistan’s need to project Prime Minister Imran Khan’s offer of talks with India as genuine; or, a temporary pause.
“This winter there was heavy snowfall in the Valley and traditional infiltration routes were closed, thus delaying the infiltration. But by now, the snow in many areas has already started to melt and there is still no significant movement of infiltrators,” said a senior officer. “It seems that the international pressure on Pakistan and the threat of FATF blacklisting is holding Pakistan back”.
Lt General Hooda (retd), who was Northern Army GOC-in-C from 2014-2016, said every year, the infiltration usually begins mid-May, when much of the snow has melted, in the window before the Army starts repairing portions of the LoC fence that collapse every year under snowfall.
“In the Army, we would call this (the absence of infiltration) an ‘early indicator’,” Lt Gen Hooda said, “pointing to some checks by the Pakistan Army on these fellows (militants). They have their own launch pads, but they do require permission from the Pakistan Army before they cross the border”.
While the decline in infiltration and cross-border terrorism may be good news tactically, security agencies have also warned against “triumphalism”, and are even advocating some swift confidence-building measures at this time, such as reaching out to members of Kashmir’s civil society, engaging with the youth, improving governance, strengthening pro-India stakeholders, even reaching out to Pakistan to find out if its present “unsolicited co-operation” —- including intelligence tip-off of an imminent terror attack in the Valley earlier this month – is genuine outreach or just tactical.
The Sunday Express has learnt that security officials have redflagged the dangers of “destroying assets” in Kashmir, and highlighted the importance of taking the aggressive campaign launched by Central agencies against corruption in the Valley to Jammu as well.
The situation, sources said, continues to be volatile with home-grown radicalism still high, even though, besides the drop in infiltration, militant attacks in the Valley have also reduced after the Pulwama attack that brought India and Pakistan to the brink of conflict. Officials figures reveal that while 71 security forces personnel were killed so far this year, only 27 were killed after the Pulwama attack.
Most of the security forces personnel were killed during anti-militancy operations. “Though there have been grenade attacks here and there, after the Pulwama attack, militants carried out only two major attacks – a suicide attack in Anantnag and an IED blast at Pulwama,” said a police officer. “Only eight security force personnel have been killed in militant attacks since Pulwama and the rest in anti-militancy operations.”
The figures reveal that 120 militants and three of their associates were killed in the first six months of this year. Ninety-four of them were killed after forces intensified anti-militancy operations following the Pulwama attack in which 40 paramilitary personnel were killed.
There have also been fewer hartal days in the Valley after February. Haji Yasin, President of the Kashmir Economic Alliance, said there were only six hartal days after the Pulwama-Balakot episodes in February this year.
Jammu & Kashmir: ‘Significant drop’ in infiltrations this year
In Lok Sabha, Amit Shah redefines notions of 'Insaniyat, Jamhuriyat and Kashmiriyat', throws down gauntlet to Congress
by Sanjay Singh, Jun 29, 2019 07:25:44 IST
File image of Home Minister Amit Shah. News18
In his first address as Union home minister in the newly-constituted 17th Lok Sabha, Amit Shah made it clear what he thought of the existence of Article 370, providing autonomy to Jammu and Kashmir. He asserted on more than one occasion that it was only a "temporary", and not a permanent provision in the Constitution. Although he didn't go any further on the subject on floor of the Parliament, considering what the BJP said in its vision document ahead of the recently-concluded Lok Sabha election, his comments on this contentious Article will surely spark a debate.
That he was completely unapologetic about pursuing a muscular policy to deal with terrorists and disruptive activities sent a loud message about how he intended to deal with situation in the state.
More importantly, he defined three terms — Insaniyat, Jamhuriyat and Kashmiriyat — that had been stated by late former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Although these terms had been quoted by leaders of varied hues for around a decade-and-a-half, all of them had refrained from defining them lest they hurt the sentiments of those in the Valley. But Shah didn't seem to be afraid of talking about them at length — bloodbaths that consumed the state's own, the driving away of Sufism and Kashmiri Pandits under threat could not be Insaniyat and Kashmiriyat.
"Insaniyat" according to Shah was providing toilets to women, building homes for the poor, providing security to people and instilling a fear of the law among those who were tried to create an atmosphere of fear. "Jamhuriyat", he said, was being pursued in true sense of the term. Free and fair elections for 40,000 panchayats, that gave the opportunity to common people to come and take uo leadership positions in their area, were successfully conducted. State Assembly elections will be held when the Election Commission feels that it is the right time.
"Kashmiriyat", he added, is neither about spilling the blood of its citizens, nor about driving away Sufism and Kashmiri Pandits or plotting against the country. It is about being part of the country, the welfare of the state and protecting its culture, he continued.
The thrust of Shah's speech, while responding to the debate on two Bills he had moved in the Lok Sabha — Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill and the extension of President's Rule in the state — was on how his government intended to deal with emerging situation in the state: By stressing on developmental projects. He listed the developmental work including the projects meant for job creation that had been unveiled there. Next, he candidly outlined the strong measures the Centre was taking to contain terrorism in the state. Most of the measures he listed were undertaken after President's Rule was imposed in the state.
He particularly emphasised that those who had separatist and disruptive tendencies needed to fear this government. "Yes, today there is a fear in their mind. It has to be there and it is only going to increase," he warned. In same vein, he added that the government had a zero-tolerance policy against terrorism.
What he said was revealing to the people outside of Jammu and Kashmir that the state so far had followed "unique parameters" to give security to individuals. Anyone who gave a few statements against the country was provided security. That was unacceptable to the Narendra Modi government, Shah said, adding that it reviewed the security of 2,000 persons and withdrew the security of 919 persons including those provided to some separatists. It was also ensured that those inside the jail didn't get any privileges, as some used to in the past. Pakistani television channels have now been blocked. The government, he claimed, would come down hard on the "Tukde Tukde gang".
"I wonder why the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) had not been banned so far. What liberation do they want and from whom? Why was an openly separatist name not banned? Why was Jamat-e-Islami not banned by previous governments?" Shah asked.
In his 50-minute reply to the debate, Shah gave a sense of his working style and aggression with which he may deal with the Congress' barbs in the House. Using Congress MP Manish Tewari's references to history, Shah provided one of his own to the main Opposition party. The historical facts around Jawaharlal Nehru's dealings with Kashmir since Independence have always been a sore point for the Congress. Shah stated that Nehru made one "historical blunder" after another in the state, making the Congress MPs distinctly uncomfortable. But the home minister was unyielding.
Since both these bills have to be passed by Rajya Sabha also, the Congress (that enjoys better numbers in the Upper House) may be marshalling to troops to come prepared to challenge Shah. The home minister is aware of the challenge that awaits and his party will hope that he rises to meet it with the same fervour as he demonstrated on Friday.
In Lok Sabha, Amit Shah redefines notions of 'Insaniyat, Jamhuriyat and Kashmiriyat', throws down gauntlet to Congress - Firstpost
by Sanjay Singh, Jun 29, 2019 07:25:44 IST
File image of Home Minister Amit Shah. News18
In his first address as Union home minister in the newly-constituted 17th Lok Sabha, Amit Shah made it clear what he thought of the existence of Article 370, providing autonomy to Jammu and Kashmir. He asserted on more than one occasion that it was only a "temporary", and not a permanent provision in the Constitution. Although he didn't go any further on the subject on floor of the Parliament, considering what the BJP said in its vision document ahead of the recently-concluded Lok Sabha election, his comments on this contentious Article will surely spark a debate.
That he was completely unapologetic about pursuing a muscular policy to deal with terrorists and disruptive activities sent a loud message about how he intended to deal with situation in the state.
More importantly, he defined three terms — Insaniyat, Jamhuriyat and Kashmiriyat — that had been stated by late former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Although these terms had been quoted by leaders of varied hues for around a decade-and-a-half, all of them had refrained from defining them lest they hurt the sentiments of those in the Valley. But Shah didn't seem to be afraid of talking about them at length — bloodbaths that consumed the state's own, the driving away of Sufism and Kashmiri Pandits under threat could not be Insaniyat and Kashmiriyat.
"Insaniyat" according to Shah was providing toilets to women, building homes for the poor, providing security to people and instilling a fear of the law among those who were tried to create an atmosphere of fear. "Jamhuriyat", he said, was being pursued in true sense of the term. Free and fair elections for 40,000 panchayats, that gave the opportunity to common people to come and take uo leadership positions in their area, were successfully conducted. State Assembly elections will be held when the Election Commission feels that it is the right time.
"Kashmiriyat", he added, is neither about spilling the blood of its citizens, nor about driving away Sufism and Kashmiri Pandits or plotting against the country. It is about being part of the country, the welfare of the state and protecting its culture, he continued.
The thrust of Shah's speech, while responding to the debate on two Bills he had moved in the Lok Sabha — Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill and the extension of President's Rule in the state — was on how his government intended to deal with emerging situation in the state: By stressing on developmental projects. He listed the developmental work including the projects meant for job creation that had been unveiled there. Next, he candidly outlined the strong measures the Centre was taking to contain terrorism in the state. Most of the measures he listed were undertaken after President's Rule was imposed in the state.
He particularly emphasised that those who had separatist and disruptive tendencies needed to fear this government. "Yes, today there is a fear in their mind. It has to be there and it is only going to increase," he warned. In same vein, he added that the government had a zero-tolerance policy against terrorism.
What he said was revealing to the people outside of Jammu and Kashmir that the state so far had followed "unique parameters" to give security to individuals. Anyone who gave a few statements against the country was provided security. That was unacceptable to the Narendra Modi government, Shah said, adding that it reviewed the security of 2,000 persons and withdrew the security of 919 persons including those provided to some separatists. It was also ensured that those inside the jail didn't get any privileges, as some used to in the past. Pakistani television channels have now been blocked. The government, he claimed, would come down hard on the "Tukde Tukde gang".
"I wonder why the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) had not been banned so far. What liberation do they want and from whom? Why was an openly separatist name not banned? Why was Jamat-e-Islami not banned by previous governments?" Shah asked.
In his 50-minute reply to the debate, Shah gave a sense of his working style and aggression with which he may deal with the Congress' barbs in the House. Using Congress MP Manish Tewari's references to history, Shah provided one of his own to the main Opposition party. The historical facts around Jawaharlal Nehru's dealings with Kashmir since Independence have always been a sore point for the Congress. Shah stated that Nehru made one "historical blunder" after another in the state, making the Congress MPs distinctly uncomfortable. But the home minister was unyielding.
Since both these bills have to be passed by Rajya Sabha also, the Congress (that enjoys better numbers in the Upper House) may be marshalling to troops to come prepared to challenge Shah. The home minister is aware of the challenge that awaits and his party will hope that he rises to meet it with the same fervour as he demonstrated on Friday.
In Lok Sabha, Amit Shah redefines notions of 'Insaniyat, Jamhuriyat and Kashmiriyat', throws down gauntlet to Congress - Firstpost
Everybody knows what they are doing. The valley supports the separatists not because they are men/women with a higher sense of morality and character, but because they are Muslims and the Indian govt. is kaffir. End of story.
But the pious biraders have no problem taking money from the kaffir govt.
Police seizes camera-fitted drone flying over Kishtwar jail
Despite several attempts foiled by security agencies, Pakistan sponsored militant groups and ISI is desperately trying to revive militancy in Doda-Kistwar Districts and Rajouri-Poonch belt of Jammu Province.
In a first-ever incident of its kind, Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday evening seized a Chinese drone fitted with a camera which was allegedly flying over the premises of a high-security district jail at Kishtwar, reportedly 101 inmates inside the Kishtwar district jail including 25 militants were lodged.
Recently, a major plot by Pakistani spy agency Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) to revive militancy in Jammu region has been unearthed with the arrest of six persons from whom photographs and videos of strategic locations have been seized.
Police had also busted a Hizbul Mujahedeen drug smuggling nexus by arresting a smuggler near Line of Control (LOC) in Poonch along with 12kg heroin and also exposed how OGWs and sleeper cells are connected with their handlers across line of control in Pakistan.
A recovery of Pakistani SIM cards, currency and weapons from a hideout in Poonch last month and arrests of two youths with two AK-47 rifles in Rajouri, last year dropped enough hints that Pakistan and their OGWs are trying every possible effort with their handlers on the other side of Line of Control to revive militancy in Jammu province and somehow they have succeeded in reviving militancy in Kishtwar and Doda.
“One should understand that fight is for Chenab water and not for Jhelum and Dal Lake. The revival of militancy in Chenab region and Peer Panjal is Pakistan’s focus and Jammu is worst hit due to this new dimension,” ex-J&K, police chief, M.M Khajuria said.
He further said since Jammu is on the radar of Pakistan and militants, the government’s claim to have controlled the situation is not realistic and need to be reciprocated with same aggression.
However, according to recent statement of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Jammu Zone, MK Sinha, ten militants are active in Kishtwar, 8 of them belonging to Hizb-Ul-Mujahideen and rest to Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), at the moment.
Despite several attempts foiled by security agencies, Pakistan sponsored militant groups and ISI is desperately trying to revive militancy in Doda-Kistwar Districts and Rajouri-Poonch belt of Jammu Province.
In a first-ever incident of its kind, Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday evening seized a Chinese drone fitted with a camera which was allegedly flying over the premises of a high-security district jail at Kishtwar, reportedly 101 inmates inside the Kishtwar district jail including 25 militants were lodged.
Recently, a major plot by Pakistani spy agency Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) to revive militancy in Jammu region has been unearthed with the arrest of six persons from whom photographs and videos of strategic locations have been seized.
Police had also busted a Hizbul Mujahedeen drug smuggling nexus by arresting a smuggler near Line of Control (LOC) in Poonch along with 12kg heroin and also exposed how OGWs and sleeper cells are connected with their handlers across line of control in Pakistan.
A recovery of Pakistani SIM cards, currency and weapons from a hideout in Poonch last month and arrests of two youths with two AK-47 rifles in Rajouri, last year dropped enough hints that Pakistan and their OGWs are trying every possible effort with their handlers on the other side of Line of Control to revive militancy in Jammu province and somehow they have succeeded in reviving militancy in Kishtwar and Doda.
“One should understand that fight is for Chenab water and not for Jhelum and Dal Lake. The revival of militancy in Chenab region and Peer Panjal is Pakistan’s focus and Jammu is worst hit due to this new dimension,” ex-J&K, police chief, M.M Khajuria said.
He further said since Jammu is on the radar of Pakistan and militants, the government’s claim to have controlled the situation is not realistic and need to be reciprocated with same aggression.
However, according to recent statement of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Jammu Zone, MK Sinha, ten militants are active in Kishtwar, 8 of them belonging to Hizb-Ul-Mujahideen and rest to Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), at the moment.
Army ‘modifying’measures to counter IED menace in J&K: Lt Gen Ranbir Singh
The development was shared by the Northern Army Commander, Lieutenant General Ranbir Singh, with ET. Singh also said that there are about 16 terrorist camps in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) and the army has been receiving regular inputs of terrorists attempting to infiltrate into India to carry out attacks.
“We are carrying out large number of changes and modifications, which includes bringing new counter-IED (Improvised Explosive Devices) equipment and training troops. We also have bomb disposal squads and have dogs trained to detect IEDs. There are also several other measures to ensure that we don’t suffer casualties due to IEDs,” said Singh.
Security forces have already been working on improving the Standard Operating Procedure for convoy movement. Road Opening Party (ROP) duties are also being revised in view of the threat of vehicle borne IEDs. The number of Mine Protected Vehicles and bulletproof vehicles are being increased.
Meanwhile on terrorist camps in PoK Singh said, “There are about 16 to 17 camps present till date. But this number keeps changing. Sometimes there are 37 to 38 camps. Sometimes they leave these camps and go to other camps and sometimes they make more camps. But until now there are about 16 camps.”
Army ‘modifying’measures to counter IED menace in J&K: Lt Gen Ranbir Singh
The development was shared by the Northern Army Commander, Lieutenant General Ranbir Singh, with ET. Singh also said that there are about 16 terrorist camps in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) and the army has been receiving regular inputs of terrorists attempting to infiltrate into India to carry out attacks.
“We are carrying out large number of changes and modifications, which includes bringing new counter-IED (Improvised Explosive Devices) equipment and training troops. We also have bomb disposal squads and have dogs trained to detect IEDs. There are also several other measures to ensure that we don’t suffer casualties due to IEDs,” said Singh.
Security forces have already been working on improving the Standard Operating Procedure for convoy movement. Road Opening Party (ROP) duties are also being revised in view of the threat of vehicle borne IEDs. The number of Mine Protected Vehicles and bulletproof vehicles are being increased.
Meanwhile on terrorist camps in PoK Singh said, “There are about 16 to 17 camps present till date. But this number keeps changing. Sometimes there are 37 to 38 camps. Sometimes they leave these camps and go to other camps and sometimes they make more camps. But until now there are about 16 camps.”
Army ‘modifying’measures to counter IED menace in J&K: Lt Gen Ranbir Singh
In new video, Al Qaeda's Ayman Al Zawahiri calls to liberate Kashmir from 'clutches of Pakistan's intelligence agencies' through 'Jihad bound by guidelines of Sharia'
There is nothing like Muslim lands, they didn't bring it with themselves and neither is Islam older than humanity to claim inheritance.