Pakistani terrorists targeting Kashmiri locals to evoke fear and terror in Valley: Defence spokesperson after attack on Army convoy

The Defence spokesperson successful Srinagar said that the terrorists “targeted an Army file successful wide country Butapathri, Baramulla connected October 24, which was carrying soldiers and section porters. On being fired upon, the alert troops swiftly and resolutely retaliated the fire, forcing the terrorists to retreat, leaving down a limb and rucksack”. The spokesperson added that the attackers managed to flight into dense foliage, “exploiting a nala and fading light”.

While searches successful the country continued connected Friday, the Army said that the enactment of the deceased soldiers prevented immoderate further damage.

“It is evident that Pakistani terrorists are, deliberately and unregretfully, targeting Kashmiri locals to evoke fearfulness and panic successful the Valley, which is progressing towards bid and stability. The lone ideology these terrorists espouse is of ‘The Reign of Terror successful Valley’,” the defence spokesperson said successful a statement.

The 2 Army soldiers killed were identified arsenic Rifleman Kaisar Ahmad Shah and Rifleman Jeevan Singh. The 2 porters were Mushtaq Choudhary and Zahoor Ahmad Mir. J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha connected Friday paid tribute to the four.

Late connected Thursday, the L-G held talks with apical officers of the Army, the J&K Police, and the UT administration, and called for a “swift and befitting reply to neutralise terrorists”. He besides directed the Deputy Commissioner of Baramulla to supply each imaginable assistance to the families of the Army porters killed successful the attack.

Meanwhile, roads starring up to the Bota Pathri country wherever the onslaught took place, astir 5 kilometres up of Gulmarg town, remained closed for traffic.

The L-G had connected Wednesday held a gathering astatine Raj Bhawan to reappraisal the information concern successful the Kashmir Division successful the aftermath of the caller spate of attacks targeting non-local workers successful the Valley. DGP Nalin Prabhat and Principal Secretary, Home Department, Chandraker Bharti were among those present. On Thursday, helium besides chaired the Unified Command meeting, successful which officials of each information forces were present.

According to Raj Bhawan, Sinha asked J&K Police to guarantee “stringent measures” to tighten the information grid astir cardinal infrastructure projects and operation camps for the information of workers. He besides stressed connected the constitution of mechanisms for regular coordination meetings with project-implementing agencies.

This comes aft 7 employees of an infrastructure institution were killed successful a panic onslaught connected a campy lodging workers adjacent Sonamarg, connected the Srinagar-Leh nationalist highway, connected Sunday.

The L-G besides directed the constabulary to behaviour information audits of infrastructure projects, round-the-clock checkpoints astatine strategical locations, nighttime patrolling, and country domination operations. He said the constabulary indispensable guarantee a robust information and quality grid arsenic good arsenic intensified, well-planned associated operations with the Army and different information agencies to destruct terrorism.

“The full panic ecosystem, including perpetrators and those aiding and abetting terrorists, requires to beryllium wholly dismantled,” Sinha said.