New Delhi: Indian Army today said it has launched punitive fire assaults on Pakistani Army posts in Nowshera sector of Jammu and Kashmir with a view to check infiltration from across the border. A video released by the Army shows loud explosions and thick smoke rising from Pakistani posts after a round of heavy firing from India. According to a senior Army official, the pro-active counter-terrorism operations were carried out recently. "As part of our anti-terror strategy, punitive fire assaults are carried out from time to time.
Pakistani posts have been actively helping infiltration," the officer said. Defence commentators said that heavy firing by the Indian Army indicated that it would not shy away from taking strict action to foil the designs of infiltrators, aided by Pakistani Army, with a view to foment trouble in Jammu and Kashmir. While during the surgical strikes in September 2016, Indian soldiers had crossed the LoC and destroyed, terror launch pads, in the latest action the Army used bunker busting guns and heavy mortars destroy Pakistani posts.
Recent terror attacks on Indian Army camps and mutilation of the bodies of two Indian troopers have evoked national outrage. The Army had indicated that it would choose the time and method of retaliation against Pak Army. (UNI)
