Major Pakistan Military Build-Up at Border

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Intelligence reports say Pakistan has increased troop deployment along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir. At least in three areas — Mirpur, Kotli and Tetrinote — the Pakistani army has moved in. And in response India heightens vigil.

The Pakistan army’s strike — the Mangla core has also been activated. Even troops from the Special Security Guard (SSG) have been deployed.

Pak build-up on Rajasthan border

Moreover, the Pakistan Air Force is also undertaking forward deployments of its warplanes. Pakistan has three squadrons of F16 and four squadrons of Mirage 3 fighters. Many of these have now been deployed on forward positions.

Pakistan has put some of its airfields near the international border on alert. These are airfields at Rafiki, Kamran and Lahore.

This forward deployment is being seen as a move by the Pakistani government to reassure its people that Pakistan will defend itself if it’s attacked.

India responds to Pak military build-up

Even India’s BSF claims that there is a lot of activity on the other side of the border and that the BSF is ready for any eventuality. They also claim that Pakistani Rangers have been replaced by the Pakistani army.

DG of BSF ML Kumawat said there was no need for panic and that Inflitration has been continuing even after the Mumbai attacks and reassured that India is fully prepared for dealing with the situation.

And Western Command’s AOC Air Vice Marshal PK Borbora has said that war will be the last option but when the need arises India is prepared for any eventuality.

Tension with Pakistan seems to be building up at the borders in Rajasthan. Pakistan’s build up at the border forced the government of Rajasthan to issue an advisory which asked border villages to be ready to relocate in the event of an attack.

The Director General of Border Security Force and the home secretary of Rajasthan were given these orders after a high level meeting in the Delhi which discussed the mounting tension with Pakistan.

The advisory came after the Additional Director General of BSF claimed on December 24 that there is a lot of unusual activity on the other side of the Rajasthan border and that Pakistani Rangers have now been replaced by the Pakistani army.

UK Bansal, ADG, BSF, Western Zone, speaking on the development said, “Till now the alert has not come for the border area people to get themselves relocated. We have only found out that the movement of the Pakistan rangers and the army has been noticed.”

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