-Caveat Lector- 13 Pak soldiers killed as border hots up HT Correspondent Jammu, December 25
http://www.hindustantimes.com/nonfram/261201/dlnat01.asp -------------------------------------------------------------------- Guns continued to boom with ferocity, killing at least 13 Pakistani soldiers and destroying 18 of their bunkers in Samba and Hira Nagar sectors along the International Border prompting the state government to put itself on high alert in the last 24 hours. Almost wartime level escalation on borders forced more people to flee their homes. Two more villages Mangoo Chak and Dullian in Hira Nagar belt were evacuated and their 1,000 odd residents shifted to Londi, a village close to the Jammu-Pathankote highway for safety reasons. The administration has already shifted villagers from Chak Fakira, Glar and Suchetpur Kullian to safer places in Samba sector. Both Indian and Pakistani troops were shelling each other's positions in these two sectors in the International Border on Tuesday. The level of firing of mortar shells and recoilless guns was described as unprecedented on the international border. Defense sources told the Hindustan Times that at least 13 Pakistani soldiers have been killed and many more wounded in the bunkers "destroyed by our troops". The Indian troops were targeting Pakistani soldiers and their positions from where they were firing on the Indian side, these sources said. There is no civilian population on the Pakistani side close to the border. Pakistan had evacuated all its villages along the border about a fortnight ago while moving its troops and war machines to the frontiers, sources said. Indians had moved only in response to Pakistani build up. Three Indian soldiers — two of them identified as Ghanshyam and Romesh Kumar of the JAK rifles — were also killed in the past 24 hours. Two villagers Surinder Kumar and Rano Devi were critically wounded in Pakistani shelling, official sources disclosed. Taking congnizance of the situation on the borders because of the escalation in Pakistani firing that has caused hardship to the border residents, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has ordered a high alert in the state. Chief Secretary Ashok Jaitly has ordered that all the field officers will be in their headquarters round the clock to provide necessary assistance to the affected people. Jaitly said that the border situation and the problems of the border villages deserve high priority. He said that as a result of this the entire state administration is being put on high alert. He placed Rs 50 lakh at the disposal of the Divisional Commissioner, Jammu for meeting immediate requirements of the migrating border dwellers. He said that nothing should be left undone for want of funds. "This is the priority area that has to be addressed with single mindedness", Jaitly said while exhorting the officers at a high level meeting that they should be in close touch with the people. All the heads of the department have been asked to keep close touch with the field agencies and monitor their functioning. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
