Pakistan Forces Conduct Drills, Deploy Chinese Howitzers Along India Border

Pakistan Forces Conduct Drills: After an attack on December 31 against Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan intensified the deployment of its military forces along the border with India. Radar systems, Air Defense Systems, and Chinese Howitzers have been mounted by the Pakistan armed forces.

According to a report from news agency ANI, the Pakistani military has installed radar and air defense weapon systems opposite Longewala sector, Barner in Rajasthan.

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Apart from the military buildup near the border, the Pakistan Air Force is also carrying out three simultaneous exercises, namely Fiza-e-Badr, Lalkar-e-Momin and Zarb-e-Haidari, utilizing all major fighter aircraft fleets including F-16, J-10 and JF-17.

The exercises of the air force will commence on April 29 and also includes participation from the Sweden-made Saab airborne early warning and control systems aircraft. To add to the tensions, Pakistan has also closed off its airspace temporarily over Lahore and Karachi.

The same is for the sources referred to by ANI that the components of the strike corps of the Pakistan Army are in training in their areas of responsibility. Pakistan has also deployed the Airport Security Force to protect ground assets and peripheral security of air bases.

The heavily bleeded China SH-15 howitzers continue to be inducted in the army of pakistan and units are getting deployed in forward areas.

In another research by the Express Tribune, the military of Pakistan conducted a full-fledged drill on Thursday near the Line of Control (LoC) to display their readiness for battle.

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Tension between India and Pakistan

The tension escalated between India and Pakistan after the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people, including 25 Indians and one Nepali national, who is believed to have been carried out by mercenaries from across the border.

The next day, Prime Minister Modi held a Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meeting, giving the members a detailed briefing on the Pahalgam terrorist attack.

The CCS condemned the attack in the strongest possible words and expressed grief over the deaths of the victims and wishes for the speedy recovery of those injured.

The CCS briefing also highlighted cross-border linkages of the terrorist attack. It was commented that this attack is part of a strategy to undermine the security situation in the Union Territory, which has been progressing reasonably well in the conduct of elections, and has now taken off for economic development.

The government categorically stated that the perpetrators of this heinous act and the masterminds behind it should face the sternest possible punishment.

The government announced several steps to send a powerful message to Pakistan for supporting cross-border terrorism: putting the Indus Water Treaty on hold, shutting down the Attari post, cancelling visas to Pakistani nationals and reducing staff at the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi.

Since that time, there has been a continuous violation by Pakistan of the ceasefire along the Line of Control and international borders in Jammu and Kashmir against India, with the Indian forces sufficing an appropriate response each time.

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