About 150 terrorists are waiting near the Line of Control in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir to sneak into the Valley, a top army official said today with an assertion that the attempts would be foiled.

Lt Gen J S Sandhu, Commander of Srinagar-based 15 Corps which is responsible for security of the Kashmir valley, said there would be more terrorists at the launching pads in PoK in the areas facing Poonch and Rajouri in Jammu province.

"According to an estimate, in our area -- 15 Corps -- there are about 150 militants at present. There would be some more near Poonch-Rajouri areas (in Jammu region) as well," he said.

He was speaking to the reporters at the end of a two-day youth festival 'Jashn-e-Baramulla', organised by the army in the north Kashmir town.

The army commander said the infiltration from PoK across the LoC has been low this year compared to the last year. -- PTI