Jammu, Nov 29: More than six dozen terror launchpads have been shifted to the \u201cdepth areas\u201d in Pakistan after Operation Sindoor, and the force is ready to inflict heavy losses on the enemy if the government decides to resume the cross-border operation, senior BSF officers said on Saturday.<\/p>\n
However, the BSF is honouring the halt in military action after four days of clashes from May 7-10, they said.<\/p>\n
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\u201cAfter the BSF destroyed many terror launchpads along the border during Operation Sindoor, Pakistan government shifted all such facilities to the depth areas\u2026 About 12 launchpads are working from the depth areas of Sialkot and Zaffarwal, which are not exactly on the border.<\/p>\n
\u201cSimilarly, 60 launchpads are working in the other depth areas away from the border,\u201d BSF DIG Vikram Kunwar told reporters here.<\/p>\n
Kunwar, along with BSF IG, Jammu Frontier, Shashank Anand, and DIG Kulwant Rai Sharma addressed a joint press conference to highlight the achievements of the force in 2025, including its role in Operation Sindoor, India\u2019s military response to the April 22 Pahalgam massacre with cross-border links that claimed 26 lives.<\/p>\n
The officer said the figures of these launchpads, as well as the terrorists present in them, keep changing.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey do not sit there permanently. These launchpads are generally active when terrorists have to be pushed (into India)\u2026 They are not kept in more than two or three groups,\u201d DIG Kunwar said while informing that there are no training camps in the areas close to the International Border presently.<\/p>\n
The reports generally say that there is deployment in the launchpads, indicating training before terrorists are moved to other areas.<\/p>\n
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\u201cEarlier, they used to have areas marked, where those belonging to Jaish-e-Mohammad would be active on the down side, and those from Lashkar-e-Taiba will be active on the upper side. After Operation Sindoor, they have formed a mixed group. Those who want can get training in a mixed group,\u201d DIG Kunwar said.<\/p>\n
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IG Anand said the BSF is ready to follow the orders of the government if it decides to resume Operation Sindoor.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIf we talk about 1965, 1971, the 1999 Kargil War, or Operation Sindoor, the BSF has a good experience of all kinds of wars, be it conventional or hybrid warfare. We are ready.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we get a chance, we are capable of causing more damage than what we did in May. Whatever policy the government decides, the BSF will play its role in it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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Asked about Pakistani Rangers running away from their posts during Operation Sindoor, the IG said once the situation becomes normal, it is necessary that everyone returns to their respective positions.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIt took them a lot of time to recover from the damages inflicted by the BSF. In some locations, they have tried to strengthen their defence. But all of their activities are under our surveillance,\u201d the IG said.<\/p>\n
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The BSF is making its plans according to the changing circumstances, he said, and \u201cwhen we get a chance, we will take proper action\u201d.<\/p>\n
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\u201cAt the moment, there is no movement (of terrorists on the border) to raise an alarm,\u201d the officer said.\u2013(PTI)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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