Pakistan will get reply ‘soon’: threatens Indian army chief

Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat has said that Indian Army will give Pakistan a reply 'sooner rather than later' for the February 10 terror attack on a military camp, in which six soldiers and a civilian were killed.

In an interview General Rawat, putting the blame on Pakistan, said, “Pakistan thinks it is fighting a war that is paying them dividends but we have several options, including surgical strikes.” According to Indian media reports, Indian Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has accused Pakistan of backing the attackers and have said it would pay for its 'misadventure'.

General Rawat further said that he would order a ceasefire at the Line of Control (LoC) 'as soon as Pakistan stops sending terrorists to India.'

Three innocent citizens injured in unprovoked Indian firing along LoC

On February 11, Indian army had initiated unprovoked firing along the LoC in Battal, Hot Spring and Khuiratta sectors and had injured three innocent citizens.

This year alone, Indian forces have carried out more than 335 ceasefire violations along the LoC and the Working Boundary, resulting in martyrdom of 14 innocent civilians and injuries to 65 others. This unprecedented escalation in ceasefire violations by India is continuing from 2017, when the Indian forces committed more than 1,970 ceasefire violations.