300 terrorists active in Jammu and Kashmir: Army commander

Around 300 terrorists are present in Jammu and Kashmir while 160 others are waiting on the launch pads for an opportunity to sneak into this side from across the Line of Control LoC in Pakistan a top army commander said on TuesdayHowever General Officer CommandinginChief Northern Command Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi said the security situation in the Union territory has undergone a major change after the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019 and terrorist activities have been controlled to a large extentAround 300 terrorists are present in length and breadth of Jammu and Kashmir but we are making sure they are not able to carry out any action the army commander told reporters on the sidelines of platinum jubilee of historic Poonch Linkup DayThe platinum jubilee of Poonch LinkUp Day marking the Operation Easy conducted by Indian Army in 1948 to defend the border district from the Pakistani raiders was celebrated with traditional gaiety and fervour by the people of Poonch and the ArmyAlso Read Jammu and Kashmir LeT hybrid terrorist killed in encounter in AnantnagAsked about the number of terrorists present on the launch pads in Pakistan Lt Gen Dwivedi said around 160 terrorists are present across the Line of Control 130 in north of Pir Panchal Kashmir valley and 30 in south of Pir PanchalAs per our data 82 Pakistani terrorists and 53 local terrorists are active in the hinterland while the area of the concern is the criminal activities of 170 others who are not identified he saidReacting to Defence Minister Rajnath Singhs recent statement hinting at retrieving Pakistanoccupied Kashmir PoK Lt Gen Dwivedi said a parliamentary resolution exists on the subject therefore it is nothing newAs far as the Indian Army is concerned it will carry out any order given by the government of India We are always ready for it he saidAddressing an infantry day function in Srinagar on October 27 the defence minister had said people of PoK are subjected to human rights violations and Pakistan has to pay a price for it He said the Indian government is committed to implementing the 1994 resolution passed in the Parliament about retrieving the part of Kashmir under illegal occupation of PakistanOn the security situation in Kashmir the army commander said it has undergone a major change after the abrogation of Article 370 and the civil administration is doing a great job to ensure peace and development and making sure terrorism is put on back seatAll the trend lines which were there are coming down post abrogation of Article 370 to the extent and today peace and development has taken the central stage and there is a great space to meet the peoples aspirations The civil administration is doing a great job in occupying that space and making sure that terrorism is put on a back seat he saidAsked whether the terrorism has been controlled he said Yes to a large extentHowever he denounced the targeted and selective killings and said it shows the frustration of PakistanThe people from outside the neighbouring country are adopting other means like smuggling pistols grenades and drugs to carry out minor actions targeting innocent and unarmed persons who have come here to earn their livelihood and support the Kashmiris he saidThe army commander said it is very sad that such incidents are taking place but police security forces and the civilians have come together and decided that they will not allow such acts to happenWhatever is happening is very less and efforts are on to further reduce such types of incidents Anyone who indulges in such types of misdeeds is getting appropriate responses Lt Gen Dwivedi saidReferring to Pakistan he said when nothing was achieved by sending big weapons and raising the Kashmir issue at UN OIC Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and with other countries they went for such type of actions like targeting innocents and sending small weapons and drugsDrugs worth Rs 45 lakh were seized in Baramulla north Kashmir along with other weapons and grenades Likewise in other border areas huge caches of drugs are being seized Terrorists are being killed but they say you are killing smugglers which means they admit that they are sending drugs It is very wrong on part of Pakistan he saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever