Posted on 09/29/2016 1:26:01 AM PDT by Nextrush
India's army says it has carried out 'surgical strikes" against suspected militants along the de-facto border with Pakistan in Kashmir.
The operation was aimed at preventing a series of attacks being planned.....
Pakistani army officials said the fighting started in the early hours of the morning and continued for about six hours.
The country's Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, criticized the "unprovoked and naked aggression of Indian forces" and said his military was capable of thwarting "any evil design to undermine the sovereignty of Pakistan."....
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
“Ivy League of terrorism”
Its technically NOT “Pakistani territory” as the Line of Control divides Jammu and Kashmir, which is disputed territory. Pakistan calls the part of Kashmir it occupies as Azad Kashmir (independent Kashmir), so they really can’t call it Pakistani.
If these strikes were across the International Border, it would have been legally in Pakistani territory.
Highly volatile area since the forties/partition.
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