New Delhi, September 06: With winter not far away, Pakistan has increased attempts to push maximum number of militants across the Line of Control (LoC) into Jammu and Kashmir with 12 incidents recorded in July and August this year.
“There has been a spurt in the number of infiltration incidents in the last two months, with a dozen incidents recorded in July and August alone along the LoC,” Army officers said.
Combined with a couple of ceasefire violations reported during the period, the Army sees a pattern in the attempts by militant groups to push in their operatives into the state bordering Pakistan before winter. “In these incidents, about 20-odd militants from Pakistan have sneaked into Jammu and Kashmir in the two months,” officers said.
During the same period last year, there were not a single incident of infiltration reported, though there were a few attempts, they said. This year alone, security forces in the border state have eliminated 60-odd militants, who had sneaked into the state from across the border between January and August.
Last year during the same period, the number was lower at 50-odd militants, they said. “The number of militants intercepted and eliminated this year is higher by at least 10,” they added.
-PTI