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| New Delhi aware of Pakistani troops on border |
| 2009-01-16 |
| (AKI) - Pakistan deployed additional troops on the border with India since the Mumbai terror attacks, but New Delhi has not responded in the same way, India's army chief said on Wednesday. "The aspect of some (Pakistani) troops coming towards the east ... we are aware. That has happened," General Deepak Kapoor said. "They have come to the eastern border of Pakistan with India." Pakistan's military has consistently denied a troop buildup on the Indian border since the attacks on India's financial capital in November. However, it did admit that it had transferred a "limited number" of soldiers from the Afghan border as tensions rose with India after the attacks. An intense political exchange between the country's leaders since the attacks has added to the tension as India, increasingly frustrated with what it sees as Pakistan's failure to take action, has tried to increase international diplomatic pressure on Pakistan. A senior Indian official also confirmed on Wednesday troops movement on the Pakistani side, but added New Delhi had been careful not to respond. Kapoor said though India was not provoked and would not indulge in provoking war hysteria, its armed forces were in a state of full preparedness. India has blamed Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e- Toiba for the November attack on Mumbai that left 164 people dead and is demanding that the government in Islamabad extradite those involved. The two countries have fought three wars since independence in 1947. The Paks have lost every one of them. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 "we were concerned with the buildup of forces, til we realized they were Pakistani troops" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-01-16 08:28 |