“Pakistan thinks it is fighting a war that is paying them dividends but we have several options, including surgical strikes,” the army chief said in an interview, without disclosing details of what would compromise India’s tactical and strategic response. This unprecedented escalation in ceasefire violations by India is continuing from the previous year when the Indian troops committed more than 1900 ceasefire violations, according to a press release from Pakistan’s Foreign Office (FO) states. It showed him tied in front of an army vehicle in what seems to be an apparent attempt to shield the Indian army from protesters. Lodging protest, Dr Faisal pointed out that despite calls for restraint, India continues to indulge in ceasefire violations. During the current year, the Indian forces have committed at least 391 ceasefire violations along the LoC and the Working Boundary, resulting in the martyrdom of 16 civilians and injuries to 65 others.

Source: The Express Tribune February 23, 2018 06:33 UTC