Ex-Pak soldiers amongst terrorists in J K, quote to press in more ahead of LS polls: Army

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
JAMMU: Northern Army Commander (NAC) Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi indicated Friday the presence of retired Pakistani soldiers among
terrorists in J-K, flashing the alert days after the Rajouri encounter in which five army personnel and a top Lashkar-e-Taiba died along
terrorists.He added that there could now be around two dozen terrorists in Jammu region, including the Rajouri-Poonch belt.The latest
encounter in the Bajimaal area of Rajouri on November 22-23 underscored the foreign terror threat again
Among the two terrorists killed during the shootout was Quari, a top Pakistan-based Lashkar commander and bomb expert trained in Afghanistan
population, especially youths
very important to neutralise them as they were responsible for 10 civilian killings in Rajouri (last year) besides masterminding attacks on
security forces at Kandi in which five army personnel lost their lives (in April 2023)
Dwivedi said
year.Paying his respects to the five soldiers, including two officers, who perished in the Bajimaal encounter, Lt Gen Dwivedi hailed their
supreme sacrifice and valour
and asked what he wanted to do in the future
His reply was that he will do something big within seven days
and Kashmir