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| Indian army logs more militant infiltration from Pakistan |
| 2007-06-05 |
| SRINAGAR, India - The Indian army said Monday it had registered an increase in militant activity along the heavily-militarised Line of Control in Kashmir, despite a pledge by Pakistan to block cross-border insurgents. The comments came after Indian troops on Monday killed four suspected Islamic militants along the de facto border with Pakistan, in what police said was the sixth infiltration attempt in less than 10 days. ‘There has been no let-up in infiltration by militants into our side from across the Line of Control,’ army spokesman A.K. Mathur told AFP, asserting that militant training camps were still intact across the border in Pakistan. ‘The infiltration this time of the year is bit higher than last year,’ he said, after troops reported killing a group of four ‘heavily-armed’ fighters in a fierce gunbattle on Monday. The army says militant attempts to cross the ceasefire line into Indian Kashmir increase in the summer as snow melts on mountain passes. The level of militant activity this season will be closely watched as a barometer for the state of the slow moving India-Pakistan peace process launched in 2004. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #1 I sure hope the Indian soldiers stay alert to this, and keep their heads. Alertness and good aim is the key to a secure border (are you listening, W?) |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2007-06-05 07:53 |