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| Pakistani troops fire into India for over an hour |
| 2010-01-21 |
| JAMMU: Pakistani troops fired at an Indian border post in the Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch district for over an hour Monday night, an army officer said here. There were no casualties. Sending in some more infiltrators... The Pakistani troops from Kaddu post fired at Kranti post on the Indian side, the officer said, adding that the firing was unprovoked. "They fired with machine guns and rockets for over an hour on our position," a brigadier general of the Indian Army's 16 Corps said Tuesday. Pointing out that this was yet another violation of the November 2003 ceasefire agreement between the two countries, the officer said the Indian side retaliated to the firing. Which the Paks bitched about... He added that the Indian side was yet to ascertain the reason for the firing which could be "cover fire to infiltrators or some other reason. But the matter shall be taken up with Pakistan in a serious way". Infiltration attempts from Pakistan and firing across the border have been on the rise in recent months. The Border Security Force (BSF) has foiled about a dozen infiltration attempts this year near Jammu. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of BSF J.B. Sangwan said that the infiltration focus from the border near Jammu "signifies that militants were planning strikes in and around Jammu. We are on alert to foil such attempts." Security forces are anyway on high alert in the run-up to Republic Day, with additional deployment at vulnerable places. |
| Posted by:john frum |
| #5 The Pakistani journalist Ayaz Amir on the reason for the partition of British India But to recap the usual factors held responsible for the founding of Pakistan, Islam was not in danger in pre-1947 India. Indeed, considering the sectarian violence and religious bigotry we face today, it was in better health then. Nor was democracy the issue because even if partition had not happened, India was getting democracy once the British left. The Indian Independence Act promised that. So what was the compelling reason for the Muslims to insist on a separate homeland especially when there was no going around the uncomfortable fact that, no matter how generously the frontiers of the new state were drawn, an uncomfortably large number of Muslims would remain in India? The purpose of Pakistan, transcending anything to do with safeguarding Islam or promoting democracy, was to create conditions for the Muslims of India, or those who found themselves in the new state, to recreate the days of their lost glory. |
| Posted by: john frum 2010-01-21 17:48 |
| #4 In even older days, India included all of Afghanistan and a small part of Iran |
| Posted by: john frum 2010-01-21 17:46 |
| #3 Map those firing points. |
| Posted by: mojo 2010-01-21 15:25 |
| #2 In the old days, "India" ran clear up into Afghanistan. See Kipling. The Indian Army's staff college was at Quetta, now in Pakistan. Busting that up wasn't so bright,now, was it? Theoretically, it was to prevent a civil war in India after independence. In the event, Joe Shit the Ragpicker and Mrs. Shit and all the little Shits killed one million of their friends and neighbors while the various government forces tried to stop them. Jesus wept. What a bunch. |
| Posted by: Richard Aubrey 2010-01-21 11:16 |
| #1 I'll take "cover fire to infiltrators" for $500, Bob. |
| Posted by: Swanimote 2010-01-21 09:03 |