Ceasefire violations brought down across LoC”: Army Chief Manoj Pande

Srinagar January, 15 (PTK) Army Chief General Manoj Pande on Sunday said that the counter-infiltration grid of the Indian Army is continuously foiling the infiltrations at the Line of Control (LoC) in western border areas.

Addressing the 75th Army Day event, the Army Chief said that the ceasefire violations have been brought down. “Ceasefire continues at LoC in western border areas and ceasefire violations have been brought down. But across the border, terror infrastructure still remains.

Our counter-infiltration grid is continuously foiling the infiltration from there,” the Army chief said in his address.

He also acknowledged the attempts being made to smuggle weapons and drugs through drones in the international boundary sector areas of the country.

“Attempts to smuggle weapons and drugs through drones in the international boundary sector in Jammu and Punjab continue. We have brought counter-drone jammers and other equipments into use against such activities,” he added.

Further in his address, General Pande underlined that the locals in Jammu and Kashmir have positively welcomed the government initiatives in the Union Territory and said that these people have “rejected violence”. (PTK)