Launch pads active across LoC, terrorists waiting for winters, says BSF official
SRINAGAR: Against the backdrop of launch pads of several terrorists being active across the Line of Control (LoC), the border guards have deployed advanced surveillance equipment and upped the vigil to foil infiltration attempts from across the border, a senior BSF officer said on Sunday. IG BSF Kashmir Frontier Ashok Yadav told reporters that during Operation Sindoor in May, the BSF and Army destroyed many launch pads and forward locations of Pakistan at the Line of Control (LoC). On May 7, the Indian Army launched Operation Sindoor to target and destroy militant infrastructure in Pakistan and Pok to avenge the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in which 25 tourists and a local ponywala were killed. The skirmishes between India and Pakistan continued for three days and on May 10, both countries announced a ceasefire. In view of the launchpads destroyed during the operation and their vulnerability, they (Pakistan) shifted some launch pads to other places. But still several are intact and active at the LoC with terrorists presence, the IG said. In response to a question on infiltration attempts, he said, Before the onset of winter, they always make infiltration attempts taking advantage of low visibility. We have deployed advanced surveillance equipment and covered vulnerable patches to foil such attempts from across the border. Pakistan is always trying to push in militants, weapons and drugs to this side of J&K. We along with Army are very alert and all their nefarious designs will be foiled, he said. IG Yadav said Op Sindoor has not ended yet and if there was any kind of action from Pakistan, it will be given a befitting reply. On preparedness along the LoC after Op Sindoor, he said, We have inducted new technology and introduced new training to be able to perform better in future in such a situation.
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