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| India-Pakistan |
| Army movement causes scare |
| 2008-12-13 |
| LAHORE: The Pakistan Army has confirmed an unusual movement of medium and heavy military artillery vehicles from the cantonment area of Lahore to north of Punjab through the Motorway on Saturday but the ISPR said it was only for winter exercises. Hundreds of medium and heavy artillery vehicles moved from the Lahore Cantonment area to north of Punjab via Motorway as the 11th Corps was moving from Lahore to Tilla Range Jhelum while the 10th Corps moved towards Lahore. The heavy movement of military vehicle at Motorway caused scare among the masses amidst the current tensions between India and Pakistan. When contacted, Director-General Inter Services Public Relations Major-General Athar Abbas stated that the unusual military movement was due to routine winter military exercises. It is further learnt that the 10th Corps was returning to the Lahore Cantonment after completing its winter exercises while the 11th Corps was moving to Jhelum to replace it. |
| Posted by:john frum |