Army chief visits Poonch, felicitates veteran Subedar who served with him
During the visit, the Army chief also stopped at Kamsar village in Poonch, where he met Subedar (Honorary Captain) Parvez Ahmed (Retired) of 18 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles.
During the visit, the Army chief also stopped at Kamsar village in Poonch, where he met Subedar (Honorary Captain) Parvez Ahmed (Retired) of 18 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles.
Authorities in the Mendhar sector of Poonch district have begun relocating families affected by continuous landslides in the Kalaban village, where land sinking has impacted nearly 70 families since last Saturday.
Officials said that the driver of a van lost control over the wheel at Keri in Mendhar tehsil of Poonch district.
Army also recovered one AK 47 rifle with two magazines and 21 rounds, one modified AK 56 rifle, one Chinese pistol with one magazine and five rounds, two Chinese hand grenades, two high explosive IEDs and a mobile phone, warm clothing, etc.
A defence spokesman said that based on intelligence inputs about the presence of a warlike storehouse, an operation was launched by the Indian Army and JKP in the upper reaches of village Nabana in Surankote, district Poonch.
Alert troops of the army on Wednesday foiled an infiltration bid by terrorists along the line of control (LoC) in J&K's Poonch district.
Police said they were taking detainee Zia Mustafa, a LeT terrorist who infiltrated 15 years ago from Pakistan, to Bhata Durian to make him identify the terrorist hideout.
On being challenged by Army troops, there ensued a fierce firefight with the terrorists in which two terrorists were neutralised and their bodies alongwith two AK-47 rifles has been recovered.
"GOC @ Whiteknight_IA & all ranks salute the braveheart Lance Naik Karnail Singh, who made the supreme sacrifice in Krishna Ghati Sector on the night of 30 Sep'20 & offer condolences to his family," the army said in a tweet.
Colonel Devender Anand, spokesman of the Defence Ministry said, "At about 9.15 a.m. today Pakistan initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing with small arms and intense shelling with mortars along the LoC in Shahpur, Kirni and Degwar sectors of Poonch district.
