Terrorists attempting to snatch arms from cops: Lt Gen Ranbir Singh

rrn Army commander Lt General Ranbir Singh asserted that terrorists are facing an acute short of arms and hence are attempting to snatch weapons from Police Stations or from Special Police Officers (SPOs). He furr ded that crisis-ridden neighbour is trying 'different means' to smuggle arms in Kashmir valley. 

"re is doubt that terrorists are facing a big short of arms and are attempting to snatch it from Police Stations or from Special Police Officers. Pakistan is in crisis and also trying different means to sent arms inside Jammu and Kashmir," said Ranbir Singh said while dressing media persons at an event here on Friday.

He said that Pakistan is trying to disturb peace in Jammu and Kashmir. "Terrorist infrastructure is operating in Pakistan, terrorist camps operate from where y try to send infiltrators in Jammu and Kashmir. y give arms and or support," said Singh.

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He furr said that about 200-300 terrorists are trying to disturb peace in Jammu and Kashmir while approximately 500 of m are being trained at launch-ps across border. "Outer counter-infiltration grid is very strong and we are successfully thwarting any attempt by terrorist to infiltrate," he said.

Pakistan's sham arrest 

Pakistan's law enforcement ncies on Thursday arrested "top four leers" of banned LeT/JuD on charges of terrorism financing, a move that authorities say would put "entire core leership" of se outfits on trial.  top four leers of Lashkar-e-Taiba /Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) arrested on Thursday have been identified as Professor Zafar Iqbal, Yahya Aziz, Muhamm Ashraf and Abdul Salam.

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development comes ahe of Financial Action Task Force's crucial plenary meeting scheduled to be held in Paris from October 12 to October 15. Pakistan was placed on grey list by Paris-based watchdog in June last year and was given a plan of action to complete it by October 2019 or face risk of being placed on blacklist with Iran and rth Korea.

A spokesman for Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) said that re h been an "important progress" in National Action Plan (NAP) as main leers of proscribed organisation JuD/LeT have been arrested by CTD Punjab in offences of terrorism financing. 

"JuD/LeT chief Hafiz Saeed is alrey in prison facing trial for commission of offences of terrorism financing. w entire core leership of JuD/LeT will be on trial," CTD said.

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