The Northern Army Commander's statement comes on a day when Pakistan again violated ceasefire and targeted Indian positions across the LoC in Poonch sector, injuring two porters.
Hours after Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa pledged support to the cause of Kashmir, Indian Army hit back saying the surgical strikes were a message well conveyed and that they can breach the Line of Control (LoC) and strike whenever needed.
"Surgical strike was a point that we wanted to drive home that LoC is not the line which cannot be breached. When we want to, we will be able to breach and go across and strike when we need. So, that was a subtle message we wanted to convey and we did it", said Lieutenant General Devraj Anbu, General Officer Commanding in Chief (GoC-in-C) of Northern Command.
The Northern Army Commander's statement comes on a day when Pakistan again violated ceasefire and targeted Indian positions across the LoC in Poonch sector, injuring two porters. Pakistan resorted to unprovoked and indiscriminate firing at 11.45 am.
"Situation on LoC is very much under control and we have moral ascendancy. We are very firm in dealing with any infiltration or any act which abets infiltration from the other side. There is no question that anybody can take things lightly and try infiltrating across LoC," said Lieutenant General Anbu.
The Northern Army Commander also noted that there are a large number of terrorist camps and launch pads both in South and North of Pir Panjal.
"Those camps have not decreased. Last year, the number of attempts (of infiltration) was relatively less compared to this year. While there may be attempts but they have prevented them (ultras) entering (into Jammu and Kashmir).
We have been foiling them at LoC. Sort of deterrence has been created so that they (militants) are not able to enter in. While attempts are more but we are able to prevent them from infiltrating into our borders whether in the Valley or Jammu region", he said.
Figures reveal that more than 475 militants are waiting across the LoC to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir. Around 144 militants have been eliminated by the security forces in different operations across Jammu and Kashmir this year.
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The Northern Army Commander also noted that there are a large number of terrorist camps and launch pads both in South and North of Pir Panjal.
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