'Such actions are needed to ensure peace in J-K': Jaitley on strikes on Pak post

May 23, 2017 18:19

Shortly after the Indian Army announced that they had decimated a Pakistan Army post in the Nowshera sector by carrying out fire assaults on the Line of Control as part of its anti-terror operations, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley tweeted, saying such actions were needed to ensure peace in Jammu-Kashmir.

In his tweet, he wrote, "Government supports the actions of Indian Army across LoC. Such actions are needed to ensure peace in J-K. Indian Army is taking preemptive & measured actions to counter terrorism in valley & disengage Pak posts across LoC supporting infiltration."

A top army official said on Tuesday that the assaults were carried out recently as Pakistani posts were supporting infiltration inside India.

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