New Delhi, Jan. 16 (ANI): Terming the act of planting landmines in the border areas in Jammu and Kashmir from the by Pakistan Army, as illegal and a part of their tactical plan, defence experts cautioned Indian Army to take the issue seriously.
Bharat Verma, a renowned defence expert, said that the recent activities from Pakistan are motivated to reactivate the border and internationalise the Kashmir issue.
'Pakistan knows that Kashmir is sleeping from their hands, and in order to reactivate and internationalise the area, it is doing all these things. America will say nothing to Pakistan at present, because Pakistan Army will escort their soldier from Kabul to Karachi during their convoy exit in near future. So, they and especially their outgoing Army Chief General Kiyani are taking the benefit of the situation," said Verma.
"The act of planting landmines is absolutely illegal. After the war in 1971, both sides had decided that mining would be not done. The problem with mining is that due to the snow the mines shift, which may cause injury to either side. Pakistan is slowly moving towards internal conflict and the whole acts of ceasefire violations are to divert the attention towards India and destabilise New Delhi," he added.
Another eminent defence expert and Lieutenant General (Retired), P. N. Hoon also put similar thoughts, saying that India will have to focus on Pakistan's 'tactical planning'.
"Pakistan has to something regularly in Kashmir. We will have to think that why they are mining the border areas, when neither they nor we can move thereafter. They may be securing their selves that we could not attack them, and they can come in easily from anywhere else," said Hoon.
"It is a very serious situation. Mining is done to stop someone from entering or crossing a particular area, so we will have to find out their strategy. Now, we must prepare for long-term readiness plan," he added.
Earlier today, he welcomed Pakistan Supreme Court's order to arrest Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, and predicted that the Islamic nation was again headed for a military coup.
Meanwhile, Indian Army has released pictures of landmines manufactured at the Pakistan Ordinance Factory, which were recovered from the Indian side of the Line of Control (LoC).
The mines are anti-personnel and their pictures were given to the Pakistani army officers during the flag meet on Monday. (ANI)
|
|
Comments:
