Army in ‘operational readiness’ along LoC

September 27, 2016 01:35 am | Updated November 01, 2016 09:08 pm IST - New Delhi:

Army soldiers on high alert near the Line of Control in north Kashmir.

Army soldiers on high alert near the Line of Control in north Kashmir.

The Army has recalibrated its tactics along the LoC over the past few days and has achieved a “dynamic” operational posture, allowing it to exercise various “military options at a short notice”, defence sources said on Monday.

They said the Army is in high “operational readiness”, a development following the Uri attack in which 18 soldiers were killed.

“We have achieved an operational posture which will allow us to exercise various military options at a short notice,” the sources said.

Troop positions along the LoC have been reinforced and gun positions “moved”. The posture remains dynamic, which means it keeps changing, the sources said. They said that various options have been looked at and discussed at the highest level.

Pakistan has closed its airspace over Pak-occupied Kashmir without giving any reasons. — PTI

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