Published 19:57 IST, April 21st 2020

Pakistan Army trying to push terrorists into J&K amid the novel coronavirus outbreak

With coronavirus pandemic spreading chaos everywhere, Pakistan Army is trying to take advantage of the crisis and push terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir.

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With coronavirus pandemic spreing chaos everywhere, Pakistan Army is trying to take vant of crisis and push terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir. “At a time when whole world including India is fighting menace of COVID 19 pandemic, our neighbour continues to try to foment trouble here,” said J&K, Director General of Police Dilbagh Singh.

"To disturb peace, Pakistan ncies are engd at ir launching ps to push in terrorists both from International border and Line of Control,” said DGP Singh.

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'se inputs are very precise and credible'

DGP furr said Pakistan Army, anticipating that police and paramilitary personnel in towns, as well as rural areas, are busy in enforcing lockdown, is trying to take vant of situation and push terrorists into J&K. He furr pointed out intelligence report that suggests terrorists at ir training centers and launching ps in Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir “are suffering from COVID 19,” said DGP Singh. Meanwhile, a senior army officer told Republic Media Network that troops along LoC continue to maintain high-degree alert to ensure that Pakistan Army doesn’t succeed in its nefarious designs. 

“Pakistan Army is resorting to heavy mortar shelling and firing along LoC in Kura and Uri from last couple of weeks in an attempt to divert attention of Indian army,” he said. 

However, officer said, Indian Army has retaliated to all ceasefire violations effectively and didn’t allow Pakistani designs to succeed to push infiltrators into Jammu and Kashmir. “se inputs are very precise and credible and we are putting our strategy in place to counter any nefarious design of enemy,” he ded.

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According to inputs, while Lashkar is trying to use rth Kashmir route to infiltrate, JeM groups are trying to infiltrate in Jammu sector as well. “Alrey re are visuals of shoes and essential items being stockpiled at launch ps across Kura sector indicating infiltration activity will pick up in coming days when sw melts at high mountain passes,” while wishing anymity said a security official. In Kura, which falls along line of control, three civilians were killed in an exchange of fire between armies of two countries recently. On April 1, army mand to foil an infiltration attempt in which five infiltrators and five army men, including a junior commissioned officer, were killed.

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Recently, during its visit to district of Kura in rrn Kashmir, Army chief General MM Naravane said that Pakistan was exporting terrorism even in time of coronavirus pandemic. “ infiltration attempt was me in very difficult conditions with swfall and area from which y came, it would t have been possible without active support and collusion of Pakistani Army,” said Naravane.  Army chief during his tour also complimented army men for maintaining high morale across country, especially in J&K, rast and western borders.

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19:57 IST, April 21st 2020