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India Today
30-04-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Pakistan scrambles troops along border fearing military action by India
Rattled by the likelihood and anticipation of an Indian military retaliation to the deadly Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians last week, Pakistan has 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 told India comes amid repeated ceasefire violations by the Pakistani Army along the Line of Control (LoC) and the international border in Jammu and Kashmir over the last six 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 spooked statement from the Pakistani minister came a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday granted the Indian armed forces "complete operational freedom" to respond to the cowardly April 22 a result, the Pakistan Air Force has cut down on flying operations by over 50 per cent and only essential operations are being carried out to avoid any confusion in the airspace, sources to source-based information, 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 Pakistan set up a TPS-77 radar site at Chor Cantonment, just 58 km from the international border. The TPS-77 Multi-Role Radar (MRR) is a highly capable radar system and is used worldwide for situational awareness and air traffic PAF's aircraft were seen departing from Karachi for bases near Lahore and Rawalpindi in the north, screenshots posted on X from flight tracking website Flightradar24 India, on its part, has also been flexing its military muscles as the country's frontline fighter jets, including Rafales, and its top pilots took part in a large-scale military exercise, named Aakraman (attack), and the Navy demonstrated its operational seems to be having sleepless nights after Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed that India would "identify, track, and punish" every terrorist and their "backers" involved in the Pahalgam massacre and pursue the killers to the "ends of the earth".The situation between India and Pakistan has worsened in the past few days as Indian security forces have been busy in terror encounters in parts of Kashmir alongside continuous ceasefire violations by Pakistan along the LoC. On Tuesday night, things took an uglier turn as Pakistan resorted to an artillery offensive along the international have gone from bad to worse after India downgraded diplomatic ties with Pakistan by taking a slew of measures, including suspending the Indus Water Treaty, cancelling Pakistani nationals' visas, downsizing staff at respective missions, among others.
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First Post
29-04-2025
- Politics
- First Post
Pakistan moves radar systems, EW units near LoC fearing India's retaliation over Pahalgam attack: Report
Pakistan is preparing for a possible Indian response after the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians, mostly tourists. Report says it has moved radar and electronic units closer to the border to monitor Indian military activity. read more Pakistan is now bracing for a possible Indian retaliation following the Pahalgam terror attack, in which Pakistani terrorists killed 26 innocent civilians, mostly tourists. Pakistan's actions suggest that its leadership was prepared for India's reaction and was mentally ready, as its top military and intelligence agencies were involved in initiating the terror attack. New Delhi has alleged cross-border links to the attack and has taken extremely tough measures in response. According to a report by India Today, Pakistan has taken several steps along the Line of Control (LoC) to closely monitor Indian military activity. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD According to the report, the Pakistani Army is moving radar systems closer to the border in the Sialkot sector to detect any potential Indian airstrikes. It is also deploying electronic warfare units near the Ferozepur sector to track Indian movements. Pakistan has recently installed a TPS-77 radar at Chor Cantonment, just 58 km from the international border. The TPS-77 is a powerful radar system used globally for tracking aerial activity and enhancing situational awareness. The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy group of Pakistan-backed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), claimed responsibility for the attack. With Prime Minister Narendra Modi promising to 'identify, track and punish' every terrorist and their supporters, Pakistan is now cautious of a possible retaliation on Pakistan and its backed terror groups, who are killing innocent people. Pakistani terrorist behind massacre was ex-special forces commando: report Hashim Musa, the Pakistani terrorist behind the Pahalgam attack that killed 26 people—mostly tourists—was once a para commando in Pakistan's special forces, The Times of India reported, citing investigators. The findings confirm the direct role of the Pakistani Army and ISI in the attack, reinforcing India's earlier claims of cross-border involvement. Sources told TOI that Musa, now a top member of the Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba, was sent to Jammu and Kashmir to target non-locals and security personnel. Indian forces respond as Pak violates ceasefire At the same time, for the fifth consecutive day, Pakistan violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD The Pakistani army opened unprovoked fire in the Kupwara, Baramulla, and Akhnoor sectors, to which the Indian Army gave a strong response. Pak Defence Minister says Indian attack 'imminent' Pakistan's Defence Minister, Khawaja Muhammad Asif, on Monday said that a military strike by India could happen soon following the recent terror attack. 'We have strengthened our forces because an attack now seems imminent. In such a situation, some strategic decisions were needed—and they have been taken,' Asif told Reuters in an interview from his office in Islamabad.
India Today
29-04-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Fearing air strikes by India, Pakistan moves radar systems along border
Pakistan seems to be losing sleep over a possible retaliation by India following the Pahalgam terror attack and has taken several steps along the Line of Control (LoC) to detect possible manoeuvres by the per exclusive information received by India Today, the Pakistani army is 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. advertisementRecently, Pakistan set up a TPS-77 radar site at Chor Cantonment, just 58 km from the international border. The TPS-77 Multi-Role Radar (MRR) is a highly capable radar system and is used worldwide for situational awareness and air traffic monitoring. Meanwhile, for the fifth consecutive day, Pakistan violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control. The Pakistani army started firing without any provocation in the Kupwara, Baramulla and Akhnoor sectors, with the Indian Army giving a befitting reply.'MILITARY STRIKE IMMINENT'The April 22 carnage in the scenic Baisaran meadow, popular as 'mini Switzerland', by Pakistan-based terrorists left 26 dead and several injured. The attack was claimed by The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy terror group of the Pakistan-backed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).With Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowing to "identify, track and punish" every terrorist and their backers, Pakistan is wary of a week, India's frontline fighter jets, including its Rafales, and its top pilots took part in a large-scale military exercise, named Aakraman (attack), and the Navy demonstrated its operational heightened tensions, Pakistan Air Force (PAF) aircraft were seen departing from Karachi for bases near Lahore and Rawalpindi in the north, screenshots posted on X from flight tracking website Flightradar24 Monday, a rattled Pakistani Defence Minister, Khawaja Muhammad Asif, said an Indian military strike was imminent. "We have reinforced our forces because it is something which is imminent now... Pakistan is on high alert, and it would only use its arsenal of nuclear weapons if there is a direct threat to our existence," Asif told intelligence sources told India Today that the Pakistani army had begun vacating several terror launch pads across Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and were shifting terrorists to army shelters and InMust Watch
