Terror launch pads in PoK full but Pak will not succeed in pushing terrorists in Valley: Army
   Date :19-Feb-2020

Terror launch pads in PoK
 
 
By Sumir Kaul :
 
SRINAGAR, Peace in the Kashmir Valley has been cemented by security forces in coordination with various stakeholders including opinion-makers and mentors of civil society, says Lt General Kanwal Jeet Singh Dhillon 
 
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 here. Lieutenant General Kanwal Jeet Singh Dhillon, who has been heading the strategic command of the Kashmir-based XV corps, is confident that Pakistan would not succeed in its attempts to push terrorists in the Valley and disturb the prevailing peace.
 
He said that peace in the Kashmir Valley has been “cemented by security forces in coordination with various stakeholders including opinion-makers and mentors of the civil society”. Lt General Dhillon, who will soon leave for a posting in the Army Headquarters in Delhi, joined the strategic command in February last year. His tenure began on a challenging note as within a week of him taking over, the nation witnessed a gruesome terror attack on its security forces in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed when a suicide bomber targeted their convoy in Pulwama on February 14.
 
Not yet settled properly in his new role, Lt General Dhillon of the Rajputana Rifles, began coordinating operations against the perpetrators of the ghastly attack as also monitoring developments along the Line of Control where situation was getting tense by the day. In a written reply to a question by PTI, Lt General Dhillon talked about the history of Pakistan’s proxy war and said the neighbouring country has been consistently aiding and abetting infiltration in India for more than 30 years now. “All the terrorist camps and launch pads in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir are full. These terrorist cadres are desperate to infiltrate with the help of Pakistan Army, who indulge in firing at our posts. “Our befitting response to ceasefire violations has been swift, hard and punishing,” Lt General Dhillon told PTI.