Army: Relentless ops on to foil Pak terror bids

Tribune News Service

Jammu, May 27

The Army has termed the recent killing of militants on the Line of Control (LoC) and in hinterland as “relentless operations by security forces to thwart desperate attempts by Pakistan to boost terror activities in J&K.”

This comes on a day when Hizbul Mujahideen’s commander Sabzar Ahmed Bhat was killed during a night-long encounter in the Tral area of south Kashmir.

The Army also killed six infiltrators in the Rampur sector on the LoC. A few days ago Defence Minister Arun Jaitley had visited the area and boosted the morale of soldiers.

In a statement today, the Northern Command, PRO, said, “Security forces in J&Khave mounted relentless operations to thwart attempts by Pakistan to boost terror activities from across the the Line of Control. In the last 24 hours, 10 heavily-armed intruders and terrorists have been successfully eliminated. In an ongoing counter-infiltration operation on the Line of Control in the Rampur sector, a group of six armed intruders have been intercepted and eliminated.”

“In another counter-terrorist operation based on specific intelligence generated from local sources in Tral, south Kashmir, has so far resulted in killing two terrorists. On May 26, a group of heavily-armed intruders of Pakistan’s Border Action Team was successfully intercepted resulting in their killing,” the PRO said.

In another operation on May 21, troops in the Naugam sector eliminated four terrorists thereby foiling a major infiltration bid. In all operations, the Indian troops have recovered a large quantity of war-like stores, he added.