The Pakistan Army and its affiliates have violated the cease-fire established in November 2003 57 times in 2013, which is almost 50 per cent more than the violations that took place in the previous year, sources said.
According to sources, effective counter-infiltration measures along the border separating India and Pakistan resulted in 17 bids being foiled.
The sources further stated that between July 1 and August 6 this year, 19 terrorists have been killed.
Intelligence reports point to terrorists concentrating in areas opposite the Macchal, Tangdhar, Keran and Kupwara areas.
The situation along the 778-kilometer-long Line of Control (LoC) took a turn for the worse in January this year, when the two armies engaged in heavy firing on a daily basis, after Pakistani Army regulars and some militants crossed over into the Mendhar sector in Jammu and Kashmir and beheaded an Indian soldier and mutilated the body of another on January 8.
The Indian Army is of the view that the terrorism infrastructure in Pakistan continues to be intact. It claims that over 2,500 militants are located in 43 terror-training camps, and about 450 terrorists are ready to cross into India with the help of Pakistani Army.
