Terrorists, security forces exchange fire in J-K’s Poonch

Soldier injured in landmine blast near LoC in Poonch

Mendhar: An army man got injured Sunday in a landmine explosion near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, officials said. The landmine went off when a group of soldiers was patrolling a forward area in the Balakote sector of Mendhar, they said. They said the soldier suffered injuries in the right foot and was subsequently evacuated to a military hospital for treatment. Also ReadAround 20 pc posts vacant in Kashmir University, reveals RT…

ThePatriotLight - Hopes of a Landmine-Free World Diminish Amid New Reality

ThePatriotLight - Finland is the latest country to abandon the 1997 Ottawa convention on landmines, but are anti-personnel mines the answer to Moscow’s threat?News AnalysisEarlier this month, Finland became the fifth NATO country to announce it was abandoning the Ottawa treaty, or Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC).It comes six months after the United States agreed to supply Ukraine with anti-personnel mines.Military analysts say the shi…

Hopes of a Landmine-Free World Diminish Amid New Reality

News Analysis Earlier this month, Finland became the fifth NATO country to announce it was abandoning the Ottawa treaty, or Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC). It comes six months after the United States agreed to supply Ukraine with anti-personnel mines. Military analysts say the shift in policy reflects how the reality of warfare is bringing up hard truths. Still, humanitarian campaigners fear it means 30 years of progress is being unr…

FSL Teams Examine Bullets at Poonch Operation Site, Top Army Officer Reviews Situation - The Legitimate

Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) teams on Tuesday rushed to the encounter site in Lassana area of Poonch, where a major anti-terrorism operation had recently taken place. An official told news agency JKNS that the teams are examining the bullets and other material recovered from the operation site to aid the investigation and reconstruction of the sequence of events. Meanwhile, a top Army officer also visited the area to take stock of the situa…

J&K: Search for terrorists after gunfight close to LOC continues

Soldier injured in brief exchange of fire between terrorists and army in J&K’s Poonch

Jammu, April 15: A brief exchange of fire took place between terrorists and security forces in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said on Tuesday. The gunfire rattled the Lasana village of Surankote Monday night when security forces launched a search operation following information about the presence of terrorists, the officials said. “Contact was established with terrorists during a joint operation with Police at Lasana…