India and Pakistan are scheduled to hold a flag meeting on Friday on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district to address the rising incidents of ceasefire violation.
The two Indian Army soldiers, Captain Karamjit Singh Bakshi and Naik Mukesh Singh Manhas, who tragically lost their lives in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Laleali area of Akhnoor sector, Jammu district, on Tuesday, were due to get married in two months’ time.
Defence sources said on Thursday that the Pakistan Army suffered heavy casualties late Wednesday evening when the Indian Army retaliated to ceasefire violation on the Line of Control (LoC) in Krishna Ghati sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district.
The Pakistani terrorists on Friday foiled an infiltration bid and killed two heavily armed Pakistani terrorists at the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch sector.
Defence spokesman Lt Colonel Suneel Bartwal said that Havaldar Baldev Singh (Retd), a revered war hero, passed away Monday due to natural causes in his hometown of Naushera.
The Army Commander, accompanied by Lt General DP Pandey, GOC Chinar Corps visited the formations and units, wherein the local Commanders briefed the Army Commander on the existing security situation and the measures instituted to thwart adversary’s designs. He was briefed on ongoing Cease fire on the LoC, development works, the counter infiltration grid and operational preparedness.
In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt said both the Armies have exercised restraint in the interest of maintaining peace along the LoC.
The consignment of narcotics was recovered by a joint operation by the Indian Army and J&K Police. The operation continued for two days on 19 and 20 January, said the spokesman.
Expressing deep anguish over the fire Incident, Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha directed the District Administration Bandipora to conduct an on-the-spot assessment and provide immediate relief to the affected families.
It is worth mentioning that among the nine soldiers martyred in the fierce gunfight, three were Junior Commissioned Officers (JCOs).
