05-20-2008, 01:59 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Pakistan at it again </b>
PIoneer.com
Rahul Datta/ Mohit Kandhari | New Delhi/ Jammu
Jawan killed in second violation by Rangers on LoC
<b>With heavy exchange of unprovoked firing by Pak Rangers into Indian territory, tension escalated on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir hours before the start of Foreign Minister-level talks between India and Pakistan. </b>
It was the second time in the last six days that Pakistan indulged in such brazen act of provocation. However, the Government tried to downplay the episode and the Army would not even say that it was violation of the ceasefire agreement. This despite the fact that the firing claimed the life of a jawan in Mendhar sector of Poonch in Jammu region.
The first such incident last Wednesday, which resulted in the violation of ceasefire on the 750-km-long LoC since 2003, saw the Pakistan army resorting to "unprovoked firing" with machine guns and mortars on the Indian Army post in Tangdhar sector in north Kashmir. The Army did not retaliate and there was no loss of life and property.
These two instances of firing from across the LoC, along with a major infiltration attempt in the Samba sector in Jammu on the International Border 10 days back, come even as the Foreign Secretaries of India and Pakistan were engaged in resuming the composite dialogue in Islamabad. The two officials were also laying the groundwork for External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee's visit to Islamabad on Wednesday for Ministerial-level talks with his counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi. The composite dialogue and peace talks would resume after a gap of some years, due to political turbulence in Pakistan.
The incident at Mendhar sector took place around 8 am when the Dhip post came under fire with small arms and grenades launched from rifle. The firing, which lasted about 15 minutes, <b>claimed the life of Naik Jaishwant Singh of 2/8 Gorkha Rifles, officials said, adding that the Army did not retaliate</b>. They, however, refrained from terming the firing as a violation of the ceasefire, saying the Mendhar terrain is covered with a thick forest and the ground is undulating, thereby making it difficult to ascertain the direction of fire. The unprovoked firing from across the LoC could have been the handiwork of militants trying to sneak into India and they were known to carry under-barrel grenade launcher guns, officials said.
As regards the Tangdhar episode, the Army officials were prompt to term it "ceasefire violation" on Wednesday. The director-general of military operations of both the countries held talks to resolve the issue, they added. The battalion-level commanders also held a flag meeting, with India lodging a strong protest and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying the firing was "worrisome".
<b>Line Of Confrontation</b>
The Vajpayee Govt and the Gen Pervez Musharraf-led regime agreed in Nov 2003 to a ceasefire along the 750-km Line of Control
The two armies observed the ceasefire till May 14 this year in the Tangdhar sector in north Kashmir, when Pakistan resorted to unprovoked firing using machine guns and mortars. The Indian Army did not retaliate and there was no loss of life or property
The second incident on the LoC took place on May 19 in the Mendhar sector in Poonch area of Jammu region. An Army jawan was killed
The third incident took place on the International Border in Samba sector in Jammu on May 10 when a group of militants sneaked into India with the Pakistan Rangers providing cover fire. The BSF personnel fired back in retaliation
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This is a middle finger and slap on Moron Singh face.
Why army did not retaliated?
PIoneer.com
Rahul Datta/ Mohit Kandhari | New Delhi/ Jammu
Jawan killed in second violation by Rangers on LoC
<b>With heavy exchange of unprovoked firing by Pak Rangers into Indian territory, tension escalated on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir hours before the start of Foreign Minister-level talks between India and Pakistan. </b>
It was the second time in the last six days that Pakistan indulged in such brazen act of provocation. However, the Government tried to downplay the episode and the Army would not even say that it was violation of the ceasefire agreement. This despite the fact that the firing claimed the life of a jawan in Mendhar sector of Poonch in Jammu region.
The first such incident last Wednesday, which resulted in the violation of ceasefire on the 750-km-long LoC since 2003, saw the Pakistan army resorting to "unprovoked firing" with machine guns and mortars on the Indian Army post in Tangdhar sector in north Kashmir. The Army did not retaliate and there was no loss of life and property.
These two instances of firing from across the LoC, along with a major infiltration attempt in the Samba sector in Jammu on the International Border 10 days back, come even as the Foreign Secretaries of India and Pakistan were engaged in resuming the composite dialogue in Islamabad. The two officials were also laying the groundwork for External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee's visit to Islamabad on Wednesday for Ministerial-level talks with his counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi. The composite dialogue and peace talks would resume after a gap of some years, due to political turbulence in Pakistan.
The incident at Mendhar sector took place around 8 am when the Dhip post came under fire with small arms and grenades launched from rifle. The firing, which lasted about 15 minutes, <b>claimed the life of Naik Jaishwant Singh of 2/8 Gorkha Rifles, officials said, adding that the Army did not retaliate</b>. They, however, refrained from terming the firing as a violation of the ceasefire, saying the Mendhar terrain is covered with a thick forest and the ground is undulating, thereby making it difficult to ascertain the direction of fire. The unprovoked firing from across the LoC could have been the handiwork of militants trying to sneak into India and they were known to carry under-barrel grenade launcher guns, officials said.
As regards the Tangdhar episode, the Army officials were prompt to term it "ceasefire violation" on Wednesday. The director-general of military operations of both the countries held talks to resolve the issue, they added. The battalion-level commanders also held a flag meeting, with India lodging a strong protest and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying the firing was "worrisome".
<b>Line Of Confrontation</b>
The Vajpayee Govt and the Gen Pervez Musharraf-led regime agreed in Nov 2003 to a ceasefire along the 750-km Line of Control
The two armies observed the ceasefire till May 14 this year in the Tangdhar sector in north Kashmir, when Pakistan resorted to unprovoked firing using machine guns and mortars. The Indian Army did not retaliate and there was no loss of life or property
The second incident on the LoC took place on May 19 in the Mendhar sector in Poonch area of Jammu region. An Army jawan was killed
The third incident took place on the International Border in Samba sector in Jammu on May 10 when a group of militants sneaked into India with the Pakistan Rangers providing cover fire. The BSF personnel fired back in retaliation
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This is a middle finger and slap on Moron Singh face.
Why army did not retaliated?