There has been no ceasefire violation alongside the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir because the settlement between the armies of India and Pakistan in February this yr, a high Army official stated right here on Monday.
Lt Gen DP Pandey, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Army’s Srinagar-based 15 Corps or Chinar Corps, stated there have been some infiltration makes an attempt, however not like earlier years, they haven’t been “sufficiently supported” by ceasefire violations .
“There has not been an increase in ceasefire violations. There has been no (ceasefire violation) this year. At least in the Kashmir Valley, there has been zero,” the GOC informed reporters on the sidelines of a perform right here.
Lt Gen Pandey stated that there was no provocation from Pakistan facet, the Indian Army is totally alert and able to give a befitting reply to any ceasefire violation.
“We are totally ready for ceasefire violations, if something occurs, we’re totally ready to reply appropriately. But to be trustworthy, there was no incident of provocation from throughout the border.
Asked about infiltration makes an attempt by terrorists from throughout the Line of Control this yr, the Army official stated there was hardly any profitable try.
“There have been some attempts. Unlike in previous years, these have not been adequately supported (by ceasefire violations). There has hardly been any successful attempt, only two attempts have succeeded. One was ineffective at Bandipora and We are looking for another one,” he stated.
Referring to the search operation launched by the Army alongside the Line of Control in Uri sector of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district, the GOC stated that this operation is occurring for the final 24 hours as we felt that there was an infiltration try. .
“We are looking for them… are they on this side or have tried to go back, that issue is yet to be clarified or verified on the ground,” he stated.
Lt Gen Pandey, nonetheless, stated the pressure was on alert to thwart any infiltration try.
“I can assure you that we are quite alert. Our troops on the ground are on full alert and we will ensure that whenever they try, there is minimum infiltration,” he stated.
India and Pakistan had agreed on strict adherence to all agreements, understanding and ceasefire alongside the Line of Control and all different areas from the midnight of 24-25 February 2021.
Earlier, GOC Chinar Corps felicitated the primary and second batch college students of Army’s Kashmir Super 30 (Medical) course, who are actually efficiently pursuing MBBS and different programs after clearing NEET.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
