Pakistan has resumed promoting militancy in J&K, says Defense expert

India’s Defence expert Qamar Agha stated on Tuesday that following the recent terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch-Rajouri sector, Pakistan has resumed its promotion of militancy in the area in an attempt to obstruct the Center’s developmental agenda.

Speaking to ANI, Qamar Agha stated, “Pakistan is attempting to instigate militancy once more, as the graph of militancy has decreased and people have realized that militancy is hopeless. There, a developmental agenda was being pushed, and several businesses planned to make investments that will result in job creation.”

On the Army soldiers being killed in terror attacks, Agha said,” It is sad that India lost quite a few bravehearts. Pakistan’s strategy is to destabilise this region so they have started sending militants again. This region is easy for them due to dense forests and bypasses being there so it is easy for them to infiltrate.”

Reacting to the deaths of three civilians in the Poonch-Rajouri sector, Qamar Agha said that the Indian Army will definitely take this matter seriously.

“It is an isolated incident but it has happened. The Indian Army is known for its discipline all over the world; discipline is of paramount importance to them and this is a message to boost the morale of the army as soldiers and a message to Pakistan that we take militancy seriously,” Agha said.

The Poonch-Rajouri sectors are the responsibility of the 16 Corps, which is going to see a routine change in command as the incumbent Lt Gen Sandeep Jain is handing over command to Lt Gen Naveen Sachdev.

Earlier, Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande visited the Rajouri-Poonch sector on Monday to review the security situation in the area.

The Army Chief visited the area where the recent attacks on security forces have taken place in the Poonch-Rajouri sector. The Army chief was briefed on the situation by Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi and other senior officers on the ground and the steps taken to plug the security gaps.

The Staff Court of Inquiry is being headed by a Major General-rank officer who would also be taking responsibility for the deaths of three civilians who were taken into custody by 48 RR troops right after the Dera ki Gali terror attack, in which four troops were killed and their bodies were also mutilated.

The Indian Army is also further strengthening its preparedness on the Line of Control and the international border, from where these terrorists have been trying to infiltrate into the Indian side from across.

(with inputs from ANI)