The army has warned that 200 terrorists are preparing to breach the border into J&K

Digital Desk: Although infiltration is at an all-time low, Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi warned on Friday that there are currently 200 terrorists staged across the border ready to launch attacks in Jammu and Kashmir.

He said that the truce along the Indo-Pak border has been working "good" since the February 2021 deal.

He claimed that the number of trained terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir is decreasing with each passing year, citing the elimination of 21 foreign terrorists so far this year due to a lack of local shelter and support.

He said that counter infiltration grid is very fool-proof.

"We made certain that all reserve troops were placed in the second tier of defense to prevent infiltration," he said.

"The number of ceasefire violations has been quite restricted in the recent twelve months, to say the least — only one to three CFVs," he stated.

However, he stated that the terror infrastructure seemed to be intact beyond the border. "Six large terrorist camps and 29 lesser terrorist camps exist. There are temporary launching sites near a number of military installations "he stated

He criticised the Pakistan army for maintaining the terror infrastructure, claiming that "the Pakistan army's and its agencies' cooperation cannot be ignored."

Infiltration occurs not just through hilly areas and woodlands, but also through the International Border via Jammu, Punjab, and Nepal, according to him.

"Our goal is to identify these individuals and neutralise them as soon as possible," he stated.

According to the Army commander, there are currently 40 to 50 local terrorists operating in the hinterland, in addition to unknown numbers of foreign terrorists.

"However, we have so far killed 21 foreign terrorists. It demonstrates that support for hiding terrorists is dropping by the day "he stated

Local militants who were neutralized, according to Dwivedi, were poorly trained and armed with only pistols.

On Amarnath Yatra, he said sanitisation is being done and SOPs are being put in place under Operation Shiva.