Petrified Pakistan alleges fence cutting across LOC; Is India eyeing on something big?
New Delhi, December 19: While the abrogation of Article 370 was passed by the Parliament, Home Minister Amit Shah had asserted that Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) is very much part of India and we shall have it. Shaken by the unprecedented decision, Pakistan tried several methods to demean India’s position at the international forum but all in vain. In a latest, surprisingly, the Pakistan Army has been complaining of Indian Army moving ahead removing fencing across the Line of Control (LOC). Is India eyeing on integrating POK with this new operation?
While it only seems like India is upscaling its Liberation of POK and integration of POK operation, Shah referring on India-Afghanistan boundary during CAB and mentioning the distance of 106 km hinted on the POK area between the two countries triggered some focus on the subject. Shah reiterated that Pakistan Occupied Kashmir belongs to India and should come to India's geographical boundaries. Supporting this statement coming from Home Minister, Army Chief Bipin Rawat also drew attention by asserting that situation along the LoC could escalate any time and the country has to be prepared for escalatory matrix.
He stated that the Pakistan army continued to attempt BAT (border action team) operations as well as indulge in heavy cross-border firing after J&K’s special status was abrogated in August. The Army Chief added that Indian security force is maintaining a high level of operational readiness, with detailed plans chalked out to cater for different contingencies.
Emancipating active attention, the Pakistan media since last night, have been continuously broadcasting news on the Line of Control. In a news broadcast by some Pakistani channels today have published the news that India has completely removed the barbed wire fence at six places on the Line of Control.
Rawat’s remarks came in the backdrop of increasing ceasefire violations by Pakistan along the Line of Control since the Centre revoked Jammu and Kashmir’s special constitutional status on August 5. The situation in Jammu and Kashmir has been brought under control to a large extent, PTI reported, quoting an assessment by the security forces. Unidentified officials said the security situation in the state was being closely monitored by the military. In November, Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy told the Lok Sabha that 950 incidents of ceasefire violation by Pakistan were reported along the Line of Control between August and October.
On Tuesday, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said the Indian government’s recent actions could lead to a nuclear conflict between the two countries. Khan was referring to the scrapping of Kashmir’s constitutional status, the National Register of Citizens exercise in Assam, and the Citizenship Amendment Act.