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Pakistani Army on High Alert

TaffMancAsian | 17.10.2001 12:40

Pakistani military on high alert

I have just received news from family in Pakistan that India has moved its troops along the Pakistani boarder,exact location not yet known, possibly the Rajastan area. Pakistani Army has been placed on High Alert.

Further, whilst Colin Powell was visiting Pakistan, Indian troops opened fire in the Sialkot region, kiling 3people, and injurying 35 other.
Does anyone have any further news regarding this?

TaffMancAsian

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Info re Pakistan on Alert

17.10.2001 13:57

Some information i have found on the Jang website
From www.jan.co.uk:-

Pakistan says Indian troop movements a threat
(Updated at 1700 PST)
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan warned Wednesday of recent Indian troop and air force movements which may "prove to be a threat".

"We have information wherein India has moved some troops and relocated some air force assets which may prove to be a threat," President’s spokesman Major General Rashid Qureshi told a press conference.

"The Pakistan armed forces are fully alive to the situation and are on a high state of alert already to foil any attempt at mishchief or misadventure", he added.

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This was yesterday, maybe not related but...

17.10.2001 15:23

APFUTU

ALL PAKISTAN FEDRATION of UNITED TRADE UNIONS (REGD)

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Postal Address: Union House Imtiaz Labour Hall Street No 1 Rang pura Sargodha Road Gujrat (50700) PAKISTAN

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Tel: +92 433 28736 Fax: +92 433 525302 E-Mails:  union@hi.net.pk &  apfutu2001@yahoo.co.uk

Gujrat: Police and FIA searched the office of the ALL PAKISTAN FEDERATION of UNITED TRADE UNIONS (APFUTU) and the residence of APFUTU General Secretary with out any search warrants. The union sources alleged that Police and FIA entered the APFUTU office after breaking windows and doors and took away official record with them. The sources claimed that Police and FIA,which had arrested APFUTU President CH Riaz Ahmed Advocate, Gen Sec Syed Imtiaz Ali (Pirzad Imtiaz Syed) and Mr. Syed Zia Ullah Azam following an anti-nuclear weapon rally on June 18 ,1999 could not produce them to any court of law. The police and FIA had booked both the leaders under anti-state activities and treason against the country charges and shifted them to an unknown place for investigation. Meanwhile, various 300 Pakistani unions ngo, s have condemned the police and FIA and demanded early release of both APFUTU leaders. The 300 unions and ngo,s of Pakistan have decide to protest and strike 16 Oct 01 .Their leaders should be released as soon as early possible.

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further Information

18.10.2001 11:03

taken from The Nation, daily newspaper in Pakistan. Is this an attempt by Pakistan to turn around any possible opposition within the Country to the support they are lending to USA, by creating a fear of Indian attack, to bring the nation together, against what almost all Pakistani citizens consider to be the ultimate threat to their counrtry?

From Rana Qaisar
ISLAMABAD— Pakistan on Wednesday put its armed forces on high alert after receiving intelligence reports that India had moved forward its troops and relocated its air force assets.
Joining halfway the Foreign Office spokesman during the daily Press briefing, Inter Services Public Relations Director General Maj Gen Rashid Qureshi said following the reports received here about the movement of Indian troops and relocation of its air force assets, Pakistan had put its armed forces on high alert.
“We have received intelligence reports that India had moved its troops and relocated air force assets along the Line of Control and Working Boundary which may prove to be a threat,” Rashid Qureshi told journalists.
He said, when seen in the context of irresponsible remarks of the newly-appointed Indian defence minister and the unprovoked firing by the Indians, the movement of troops and relocation of air force assets had become a cause of concern. “The Pakistan’s armed forces are fully alive to the situation and are on a high state of alert and ready to thwart any attempt and mischief or misadventure,” Qureshi said.
He said it had been made amply clear by the Government of Pakistan on more than one occasions that while the world attention remained focused on the situation in Afghanistan no one would be allowed to exploit this situation to undertake any hostile action against Pakistan.
“We reserve the right to appropriately respond or retaliate to any act of aggression by India,” he said without divulging more details about the movement of Indian troops.
He said the demonstrations in Pakistan by some “extremist” elements might have conveyed to the Indians an impression of weakness in Pakistan. “Let me assure the Indians that Pakistanis come together, whenever threat emanates against the country,” the ISPR DG said.
Responding to a question whether Pakistan had also moved forward its troops, he said he would not go into details because of the operational security.
When asked whether the Indian troops had made forward movement or movements amplifying aggression, Qureshi said: “I have said exactly what I had to say. Obviously the movement cannot be in reverse.”
He said the Pakistan’s armed forces were already in a state of high alert after the events that happened in Afghanistan. “We are alive to the developing situation across the Afghan border and our forces will continue to remain on alert on the eastern front also.”
Qureshi, who is also Press Secretary to President Musharraf, said: “India fully knows that our armed forces are fully capable of (giving) a competent response. We just want to convey that if any aggression or any offensive action is taken against Pakistan, its territory or airspace, we reserve the right to respond appropriately.”
To a question about any contact at the level of the Directors Generals of Military Operations (DGMOs) of the two countries, he said: “I am sure all actions that need to be done will be taken.”
He said in the past four or five weeks efforts had been made by the Indian government on many occasions to implicate Pakistan in the things with which it had nothing to do. “They have even gone to the extent of an attempted hijacking of an Indian airliner where they had planned to bring it into our airspace and perhaps have it blown up here.”
He said this was the level to which India could go. “We are aware of these tactics and we will be taking all appropriate steps.”
The Indian troops on Monday last had resorted to unprovoked firing and shelling along the LoC in Rawalakot Sector and Phukhlian Sector (Sialkot Working Boundary).
As a result of Indian firing and shelling at Phukhlian Sector, one woman was killed while another 25 civilians were injured.
The Pakistan Army along the LoC and Working Boundary had also effectively retaliated and caused considerable damage to the Indian military targets.
India on Wednesday rejected Pakistani reports of additional troop and air force movements that could pose a security threat in the region, a defence ministry spokesman told AFP.
The Indian spokesman described military activities in forward areas as “routine” and rejected the claim that the Indian Air Force was aligning its assets in threatening positions.
“These are routine turnovers which occur after the monsoon and before winter every year,” P K Bandopadhaya said.
“However, everything is done keeping in view the threat of infiltration as well as our counter-insurgency requirements. But besides this there is no additional deployment or movement,” Bandopadhaya said.
An Indian Air Force source rejected the Islamabad assertions as “absolute bollocks”.
“There has been no such movement by us, mainly because there is no need to do so,” the highly placed source said in New Delhi.
Delhi steps up patrols
The LoC between India and Pakistan in Kashmir remained quiet on Wednesday, but the army said it was being extra vigilant to counter any Pakistani retaliation for Indian shelling two days ago, according to another report.
An army spokesman said there had been “no major exchange of fire” between the two sides since Tuesday morning.
The Indian army has been on high alert since Monday evening and has stepped up night patrols to prevent “any Pakistani retaliation,” another army official said.
Meanwhile, Indian infantry troops and artillery units have been moved from the Indian state of Punjab to Jammu sector to prepare a new offensive, the leading English-language newspaper, Greater Kashmir, said Wednesday.
Quoting unnamed sources, the newspaper said army headquarters in New Delhi had given clearance to the Indian army to launch a “major offensive against Pakistani launching pads and border outposts.”
The newspaper alleged Pakistan had set up 38 launching pads for infiltration at Jammu sector.
“The winter offensive is aimed at destroying these,” the Greater Kashmir quoted a source.
There was no independent verification of the report.


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