Pakistan deploys air defence, artillery units near Rajasthan border: Sources
Amid heightened fears of Indian military retaliation in response to the Pahalgam terror attack, which left 26 people dead, Pakistan is leaving no stone unturned in keeping up with the required level of air defence deployment to be prepared for any eventuality.The Pakistan Air Force is carrying out three exercises at a time, including the Fiza-e-Badr, Lalkar-e-Momin and Zarb-e-Haidari, which includes all the major fighter aircraft fleets including the F-16, J-10 and JF-17, sources told India Today.advertisementThese exercises started on April 29 and are seeing the participation of the Saab airborne early warning and control systems aircraft.
The Pakistan Army Strike Corps elements are also carrying out training in their areas of responsibility, they said.Pakistani forces have been put on a high alert after Prime Minister Narendra Modi allowed the Indian Armed forces the operational freedom to act in retaliation to the April 22 attack, orchestrated by Pakistani-backed terrorists.On the other hand, the Pakistani military has also deployed the Airport Security Force for protection of ground assets and peripheral security of the air bases.The SH-15 howitzers from China continue to be inducted into the Pakistan Army and the units are being deployed in forward locations.The Pakistani military continued building up on the border with India by deploying air defence and artillery units to forward locations. Sophisticated radar systems and air defence weapons systems have been deployed near the Longewala sector in Rajasthan's Barmer, sources told India Today.advertisementPakistan has also started mobilising its Army along its border with India and has kept its Navy on standby as tensions between the two countries continue to rise, sources said.The heightened movement of Pakistani forces assumes significance after their Information Minister Attaullah Tarar claimed that the country had received "credible intelligence", indicating India may carry out a military strike within the next 24 to 36 hours.The Pakistani army is also moving its radar systems to forward locations in the Sialkot sector to detect possible Indian airstrikes. Electronic warfare detachments of the Pakistani army are also being deployed to forward locations to detect Indian movements opposite the Ferozepur sector.PAHALGAM ATTACK AFTERMATHDiplomatic reltations between India and Pakistan have nosedived and tensions have been high after the Pahalgam terrorist attack, which was claimed by The Resistance Force (TRF), an offshoot of the banned Pakistani terrorist group, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).In response, India has taken a set of measures, including suspending the Indus Waters Treaty, banning Pakistani nationals in India, downsizing staff at diplomatic missions, and closing its airspace for Pakistani flights, among others.Pakistan, on its part, has called off the 1971 Shimla pact, and closed down its airspace for Indian flights. Pakistan has denied any involvement in the Pahalgam attack, calling for a third-party investigation into the incident.Tune InMust Watch
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