Speaking at an event on Tuesday, Vice-Chief of the Army Staff Lt. Gen. Sarath Chand said what the Army would do could not be discussed in public. Pinning the onus of the attack on the Pakistan Army, the Vice-Chief said, “They said today their forces have not done it. In November, after a similar incident, the Army launched a large-scale fire assault on Pakistan Army posts deemed responsible and pulverised them with heavy mortar fire. Also Read Just one case of mutilation during UPA rule: AntonyHe said these were high-visibility attacks and the Pakistani Army was trying to send a message both “internally and also to us”. People lined the route to pay a tearful farewell to the brave heart who was beheaded by Pakistani forces in the Poonch sector.

Source: The Hindu May 02, 2017 17:22 UTC