RIYADH: An Indian military officer claimed that terrorists backed by Pakistan were operating in Indian-administered Kashmir, but the Pakistani military on Thursday rejected his claims, calling them "misleading" and a sign of a "delusional mindset".
According to military data, 82 Pakistani and 53 local terrorists were active in the disputed Himalayan region, according to Indian Army's Northern Command chief Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi, who spoke to reporters this week. The identities of the other 170 insurgents were unknown.
India's capital, New Delhi, has long accused Pakistan of supporting armed terrorists and separatist organizations in the region. Islamabad disputes the Indian claim, claiming that it only provides moral and diplomatic support to the separatist movement.
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A long-standing source of tension between India and Pakistan, which both claim the entire region but only fully govern parts of it, is Kashmir.
According to a statement posted by the Pakistan Army, a senior Indian Army officer's inappropriate statement about Azad Jammu and Kashmir is a perfect example of the delusional mindset of the Indian armed forces and demonstrates the distinctive effect of domestic political exposure on Indian military thought. does. On Twitter.
"False claims and baseless allegations of so-called 'launch-pads' and 'terrorists' are an attempt to deflect attention from the Indian Army's repressive use of force and blatant human rights violations of innocent, unarmed Kashmiris who are fighting for their rights Self-determination."
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As the only state in India with a Muslim majority at the time, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) was split into two federally controlled territories by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration in August 2019.
A communications blackout and a strict security crackdown were used to enforce the reorganization, and the government deployed more troops to the heavily militarized area.
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Since then, Pakistan has severed diplomatic and commercial ties with India.