Army foiled Pakistan attempt to push weapons and ammunition through line of control
Srinagar:
The military foiled an attempt to push arms and ammunition by Pakistan across the Line of Control (LoC) in the Keran sector of Jammu and Kashmir and recovered a cache, including four AK-74 rifles, officials said today.
Alert troops thwarted Pakistan’s attempt to push weapons through the LoC in Keran sector, Kupwara district, north Kashmir, an army official said. He said the military noticed two to three men carrying items in a tube tied to a rope across the Kishenganga River.
The troops immediately reached the scene and recovered four AK-74 rifles, eight magazines and 240 rounds concealed in two bags. The area has been cordoned off and a search is underway, the official said.
He said it was another attempt by terrorists in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) to smuggle war stores, but that it was foiled by swift action by alert troops.
The troops recovered four AK-74 rifles, eight magazines and 240 rounds concealed in two bags.
Srinagar-based Chinar Corps Commander Lt. Gen. BS Raju said, “There has been no change in Pakistan’s intentions.”
“This morning, in the Keran sector, Pakistan attempted to send four AK-74 rifles and a huge cache of ammunition in a tube across the Kishenganga River, but our troops alerted, using ‘surveillance devices, have recovered the cache. This means that there has been no change in Pakistan’s intentions. We will also continue to thwart their attempts in the future, ”Lieutenant General Raju told reporters in Srinagar.
“There have been attempts in Keran, Tangdhar, Jammu sector and Punjab as well. The main objective is to keep the people of Kashmir still involved in terrorism. But our determination is to keep weapons out so that there is minimal loss. We need the cooperation of the people so that we can stop terrorism, ”said the Corps commander.
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