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| Pak troops violate ceasefire along border yet again |
| 2010-02-13 |
| Jammu, Feb 13 (PTI) In yet another ceasefire violation, Pakistani troops tonight fired rockets on Indian posts along the Line of Control in Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir, a senior army officer said. Pakistani troops from a forward post fired several rockets on three Indian posts along the LoC in Krishnaghati area of Poonch sector from 1815 hrs today, the officer told PTI. The three posts targeted included Kranti, Kranti 1 and Kripan posts along the LoC, he said, adding, the rocket attacks were followed by heavy machine gun fire. The rockets exploded away from the posts prompting Indian troops to fire in retaliation which resulted in an exchange of fire that is still on, the officer said. This is a clear violation of the ceasefire as firing and rockets came from the Pakistani posts, he said. |
| Posted by:john frum |
| #9 Pakistan has had US counter battery radars since the 1980s. India has only recently bought radars from the US. |
| Posted by: john frum 2010-02-13 19:27 |
| #8 Sounds like a consolation prize to me. And I wonder which will have the better counter battery radar and software. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2010-02-13 19:22 |
| #7 And short-sighted Indian politicians who have derailed any artillery purchases for 22 years |
| Posted by: john frum 2010-02-13 19:21 |
| #6 sounds like a poor judge of character overrides strategic longview? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-02-13 19:08 |
| #5 Aug 25, 2009: While India has not received even a single new artillery gun in the last two decades, Pakistan recently received a batch of 67 self-propelled artillery guns from the US using War against Terror funds granted by Washington. Latest United Nations data reveal that delivery of the M-109 A5 self-propelled artillery guns took place last year. The guns were transferred under the US Foreign Military Financing (FMF) programme that was granted to Pakistan for the fight against militant groups on its border with Afghanistan. |
| Posted by: john frum 2010-02-13 19:03 |
| #4 Feb. 13, 2010 (Xinhua) -- The United States delivered 48 self-propelled field artillery cannons to the Pakistan Army on Saturday at the Malir Cantonment in the southern port city of Karachi, the U.S embassy said. "These field artillery cannons are an important part of enhancing the capabilities of Pakistan's Army as it continues to wage its courageous fight against terrorists who seek to destroy Pakistan's people and way of life," said U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Michael Nagata, U.S. Office of the Defense Representative-Pakistan. |
| Posted by: john frum 2010-02-13 18:32 |
| #3 Let's not nuke them. That would be .. unpredictable. Instead, I wonder why India doesn't get some artillery in a position where it would do some good. Something beyond the range the Paks can touch, be it shells, missiles, whatever. Every time a Pak machine gun post opens up to cover an infiltration, let the Indians shell it. Yes, yes, it might lead to an escalation, but one thing's for sure: Pak machine gunners would henceforth be reticent to open fire to cover infiltrators. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2010-02-13 17:32 |
| #2 i would have never guessed the pkas would have violated a ceasefire. especiall against India. I wish India would just nuke the past the stone age and that would take care of the terrorism problem in a big way |
| Posted by: CHRIS 2010-02-13 16:06 |
| #1 look forward to the "infiltrators killed in attack" story coming next week |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-02-13 13:43 |