Thursday, December 25, 2008

Tensions Increase Between India And Pakistan

Pakistani Troops

Pak Warns Of Stern Response, Intensifies Troop
Movement -- Zeenews

Lahore, Dec 25: Sabre-rattling from Pakistan reached a new level on Thursday as its Foreign Minister warned India of ‘stern response’ to any surgical strikes and Pakistani armed forces marched towards Jhelum.

Pakistan did not want war but is ready to defend its frontiers, Shah Mahmood Qureshi told reporters in his hometown of Multan. If India made the "mistake of carrying out a surgical strike", Pakistan will deal sternly with such an eventuality. Pakistan has purportedly moved its tenth brigade to Lahore and ordered its third Armed Brigade to march towards Jhelum.

It has also reportedly put its 10th and 11th divisions on high alert. Unconfirmed reports have said militants have also been stationed along with the Army at the said locations.

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More News On The Tensions Between India And Pakistan

Pak moves more troops to border, BSF on alert -- Economic Times Of India
Pakistan Warns India Against Attack -- New York Times
Pakistan warns India it will respond to any attack -- Yahoo News/AP
Pakistan Warns India It Will Respond to Any Attack -- ABC News
ISI planning to bomb Kolkata -- Express Buzz

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