Krishnagati (Poonch): With the snowline starting to recede along the Pir Panjal
mountain ridge due to arrival of summer, Pakistan has stepped up infiltration of
heavily armed foreign mercenaries, particularly those of
Pakistani-origin, to keep the pot of militancy boiling in Jammu and Kashmir, (J&K) a
senior Army official said.
Despite international pressure to shun cross-border terrorism, "Pakistan has
accelerated pumping in more and more foreign mercenaries, particularly Pakistani
militants to keep the dying militancy alive in J&K, where local militants are fed up
with gun culture," Brigade Commander of Krishnagati, Brig V K Patil said.
Snow has begun to melt on the mountain ranges along Pir Panjal along the line of
control (LoC) dividing J&K from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) due to arrival of
summer, he said, adding infiltration would now rise in the peak period of May, June
and July.
"See, a day after our Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee asked Pakistan to shun
cross-border terrorism, their Army pushed a group of nine highly trained gunmen to
keep the pot of militancy boiling here," Patil, who looks after the Poonch area of
LoC, said.
PTI
