Pakistan ready to respond to threats on border with India: Army chief

Islamabad, Nov 17 (AZINS) Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Friday said that the military is always ready to respond to any threats across the countrys eastern border with India, including the Line of Control.

"There cannot be any let up for our preparedness for response against perpetual threat on our eastern border including LoC and Line of Actual Contact (LAC)," the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) quoted the army chief as saying in a statement.

The chief made these remarks on his visit to Rawalpindi, where he was given a comprehensive briefing on the prevalent situation along the LoC and operational preparedness of the formations.

The Indian Army has allegedly violated the ceasefire in Chirikot and Nezapir sectors earlier in the day, killing two civilians, and injuring five others, including two women.

In this year alone, over 1,300 ceasefire violations have taken place along the LoC and the Working Boundary, according to a Pakistan Foreign Office tally. This has led to at least 52 civilians being killed and over 170 others injured.

Last week, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi had approved funds to develop community protection bunkers for the safety of civilian population along the LoC.