Pakistan under watch: India hardens stance after repeated ceasefire violations and infiltration attempts
Two Pakistani militants caught trying to corss the LOC at Kupwara on Oct 15, 2013. PTI
Even as Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif tried once again to internationalise the Kashmir issue in the US, government sources in Moscow said, for forward movement of peace talks Pakistan has to restore peace along the LoC first.
J&K is a bilateral issue and there was no place for any third party, they said.
India, at the highest level, is also assessing if Pakistan is actually serious about restoring peace along the LoC.
"The Director Generals of Military Operation (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan are constantly in touch and have been tasked to look for ways to restore peace and tranquility along the LoC. Let us give them a chance. We are assessing whether there is seriousness on the part of Pakistan to restore peace," government sources said.
The government's initial assessment clearly indicates that the ceasefire violations this year are more serious than before and there is a change in the pattern. "Till last year, these ceasefire violations were linked to infiltration. But this year, they are more than earlier. Usually, there is an increase because Pakistan tries to push in more terrorists in the higher reaches (like in Keran-Kupwara sector) before the snow comes in. We are now analyzing the reason for change in pattern. It (infiltration and ceasefire violations) is more than last year," sources added.
Government sources, however, refused to speculate whether this increase in infiltration and ceasefire violations along the LoC was happening with clearance from the civilian leadership in Pakistan or was the army acting of their own accord.
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There has been a recent hardening of stance on Pakistan-sponsored terror and firing along the LoC. Government sources indicate Pakistan has been keen on engagement between the foreign secretaries of the two countries on the issue but India has turned down the request.
This issue of ceasefire violation by Pakistan army (along the 771.2 km LoC and 200-km long international border) has to be sorted out by the DGMOs. However, no dates have so far been fixed for the DGMOs' meet. "They have been in touch. We need to give them time. Wait for the assessment and then move further,'' sources added.
There has been a recent hardening of stance on Pakistan-sponsored terror and firing along the LoC. Government sources indicate Pakistan has been keen on engagement between the foreign secretaries of the two countries on the issue but India has turned down the request.
This issue of ceasefire violation by Pakistan army (along the 771.2 km LoC and 200-km long international border) has to be sorted out by the DGMOs. However, no dates have so far been fixed for the DGMOs' meet. "They have been in touch. We need to give them time. Wait for the assessment and then move further,'' sources added.
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