Tensions in the troubled region disputed by the two nuclear nations flared up again after Indian and Pakistani forces clashed along the Line of Control, accusing each other of breaking the ceasefire on Tuesday. The Indian Army has deployed reinforcements in the region and ordered tourists and pilgrims to return home, citing a terror threat.
The Indian Army has told Pakistani forces they could retrieve the dead bodies of troopers, killed in recent border clashes, by approaching under a white flag, the outlet India Today reports. The Pakistan Army has not responded yet.
According to the Indian military, a so-called Border Action Team, or BAT (a name used for units of Pakistani special forces and militants, tasked with missions along the Line of Control in the disputed region) tried to infiltrate the area on the night of 31 July.
“A BAT attempt was made on one of the forward posts in Keran sector [in Kupwara district] and foiled by alert troops resulting in neutralising of five to seven Pakistani regulars/terrorists”, defence spokesman Col Rajesh Kalia said, as cited by the outlet.
Following the incident, the Indian authorities warned of terror threats in the region and issued an order for tourists and pilgrims, travelling to one of the Hindu shrines located in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Home Department on Friday said, “Keeping in view the latest intelligence inputs of terror threats, with specific targeting of…
