In a moving visit to the Military Hospital here on Sunday, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh met soldiers injured in the recent conflict with Pakistan along the International Border and Line of Control (LoC).
After meeting the victims of indiscriminate Pakistan shelling in the civilian areas in the Poonch and Rajouri towns along the Line of Control (LoC), a five-member team of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday returned with “broken hearts” after witnessing the human tragedy.
Mehbooba Mufti said on Sunday that it would have been more appropriate and democratic had the BJP government at the Centre convened a special session of Parliament to discuss the "Operation Sindoor" internally while simultaneously dispatching delegations abroad to explain to the outside world the rationale behind the Operation.
The incident has triggered fresh concerns over border surveillance. Senior security officials are said to have taken the matter seriously, particularly as the LoC is under heightened alert following recent skirmishes with Pakistan.
Lambasting Pakistan for violating the ceasefire agreement within hours of its announcement on Saturday night, the Director General of Military Operations (DGMO), Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai, stated that the Indian Army had anticipated the breach.
Three civilians were killed in heavy artillery shelling by Pakistan Army from across the Line of Control (LOC) and the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir, sources in the Indian Army said on Wednesday.
According to the Army, the Pakistani side resorted to unprovoked small arms firing from across the LoC, prompting a befitting response from the Indian security personnel.
According to the Army, the Pakistani side resorted to unprovoked small arms firing from across the LoC, prompting a befitting response from the Indian security personnel.
The instructions were issued during a session of the legislative Assembly on Friday when PM of the Pakistan administered Kashmir said that precautionary measures are being done to safeguard the lives of Kashmiris amid looming fears of an attack by India.
Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked small arms firing on Indian positions along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir for the eighth consecutive day on Friday.
