Terror Launch Pads

The Army had carried out "pinpointed strikes" on terror launch pads inside Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in response to Pakistani military's unrelenting efforts to push maximum number of terrorists into India before the onset of harsh winters, defence sources said today.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said the Indian Army is carrying out "targeted strikes" on terror launch pads along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir.

Terror launch pads in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir "are full", but the Pakistan army's attempts to infiltrate terrorists under the cover of ceasefire violations are being responded to in a "hard and punishing" manner, a senior army commander said in Srinagar.

The army today launched attacks on terror camps located inside Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in which four to five Pakistan Army soldiers were killed and several were injured, sources said. According to sources, four terror launch pads in Neelam valley - opposite the Tangdhar sector of Kupwara - have been destroyed in the artillery strikes.

Close to 500 terrorists are at terror launch pads near the Line of Control - double that in the last three years -- waiting to infiltrate into India, and the military is ready to response "at any level, any range, anywhere", sources said on Monday.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir amidst reports of around 230 terrorists waiting at terror launch pads in Pakistan occupied Kashmir to enter the country, officials said.

Pakistan has intensified its efforts at increasing the strength of terrorists in launch pads along the Line of Control over the past few days and pushing infiltrators into Jammu and Kashmir, a top Army officer said on Tuesday.

Lt Gen (retd) DS Hooda, the main architect of the 2016 surgical strikes on terror launch pads in PoK, Thursday said it is "worrisome" that the military is increasingly being drawn into the political discourse and used to win political arguments.

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman took offence Friday at what she described as the "sarcastic tone" of a reporter's question about the 2016 surgical strikes carried out by the Army on terror launch pads across the LoC.

India celebrates the 2nd anniversary of the surgical strikes today. The surgical strike operation was carried out by the Indian Army across the Line of Control or LoC on the intervening night of September 28 and 29, 2016. The surgical strike was carried out to eliminate terrorists and destroy terror launch pads across the Line of Control in Jammu a...

As the government marks the second anniversary of the surgical strikes on terror launch pads across the Line of Control, Home Minister Rajnath Singh's comment fueled speculation about another army operation.

The Indian Navy has planned a two-day event starting September 29 in Mumbai and Goa to commemorate the second anniversary of the surgical strike carried out by the defence forces in 2016 to destroy terror launch pads across the Line of Control or LoC, an official said today.

Two days before the second anniversary of the Indian Army's surgical strikes across the Line of Control on Pakistani terrorist launch pads, the government has released new footage of the operation that was designed to avenge the 2016 terror attack on a military camp in Jammu and Kashmir's Uri and have since then become a political football between ...

In view of the current situation in Jammu and Kashmir, Army Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat said yesterday that he believed there was a need for another surgical strike on terror launch pads across the Line of Control.

Before several teams of the Army's Special Forces carried out the surgical strikes across the Line of Control in September last year, the Modi government flew its top officers to foreign countries to make last-minute purchases of items necessary for the attacks, former Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Saturday.

The Army had carried out "pinpointed strikes" on terror launch pads inside Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in response to Pakistani military's unrelenting efforts to push maximum number of terrorists into India before the onset of harsh winters, defence sources said today.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said the Indian Army is carrying out "targeted strikes" on terror launch pads along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir.

Terror launch pads in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir "are full", but the Pakistan army's attempts to infiltrate terrorists under the cover of ceasefire violations are being responded to in a "hard and punishing" manner, a senior army commander said in Srinagar.

The army today launched attacks on terror camps located inside Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in which four to five Pakistan Army soldiers were killed and several were injured, sources said. According to sources, four terror launch pads in Neelam valley - opposite the Tangdhar sector of Kupwara - have been destroyed in the artillery strikes.

Close to 500 terrorists are at terror launch pads near the Line of Control - double that in the last three years -- waiting to infiltrate into India, and the military is ready to response "at any level, any range, anywhere", sources said on Monday.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir amidst reports of around 230 terrorists waiting at terror launch pads in Pakistan occupied Kashmir to enter the country, officials said.

Pakistan has intensified its efforts at increasing the strength of terrorists in launch pads along the Line of Control over the past few days and pushing infiltrators into Jammu and Kashmir, a top Army officer said on Tuesday.

Lt Gen (retd) DS Hooda, the main architect of the 2016 surgical strikes on terror launch pads in PoK, Thursday said it is "worrisome" that the military is increasingly being drawn into the political discourse and used to win political arguments.

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman took offence Friday at what she described as the "sarcastic tone" of a reporter's question about the 2016 surgical strikes carried out by the Army on terror launch pads across the LoC.

India celebrates the 2nd anniversary of the surgical strikes today. The surgical strike operation was carried out by the Indian Army across the Line of Control or LoC on the intervening night of September 28 and 29, 2016. The surgical strike was carried out to eliminate terrorists and destroy terror launch pads across the Line of Control in Jammu a...

As the government marks the second anniversary of the surgical strikes on terror launch pads across the Line of Control, Home Minister Rajnath Singh's comment fueled speculation about another army operation.

The Indian Navy has planned a two-day event starting September 29 in Mumbai and Goa to commemorate the second anniversary of the surgical strike carried out by the defence forces in 2016 to destroy terror launch pads across the Line of Control or LoC, an official said today.

Two days before the second anniversary of the Indian Army's surgical strikes across the Line of Control on Pakistani terrorist launch pads, the government has released new footage of the operation that was designed to avenge the 2016 terror attack on a military camp in Jammu and Kashmir's Uri and have since then become a political football between ...

In view of the current situation in Jammu and Kashmir, Army Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat said yesterday that he believed there was a need for another surgical strike on terror launch pads across the Line of Control.

Before several teams of the Army's Special Forces carried out the surgical strikes across the Line of Control in September last year, the Modi government flew its top officers to foreign countries to make last-minute purchases of items necessary for the attacks, former Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Saturday.