Pak violated ceasefire 437 times till Nov this year
07/12/2016
NEW DELHI, Dec 6: Pakistan has violated ceasefire 437 times along the LoC and International Border in Jammu and Kashmir till November this year in which 37 people were killed and 179 suffered injuries, Lok Sabha was informed today.
Minister of State for Home Hansraj Gangaram Ahir said 27,449 people living along the border in Jammu and Kashmir were tempoararily shifted to safer places due to ceasefire violations after the surgical strikes. Of them, around 6,000 people stayed in relief camps while the remaining stayed with their relatives.
Of the total ceasefire violations, 216 incidents were reported along the Line of Control (LoC) and 221 incidents along the International Border till November this year, he said, adding that among the dead, 12 were civilians, eight were Army personnel and five were BSF personnel.
There were 405 incidents of ceasefire violations along the LoC and International Border in 2015 in which 26 people were killed and 97 others were injured, he said.
Ahir said majority of the people have since returned to their homes from relief camps and at present, about 220 families comprising around 700 persons are in relief camps.
However, the number of terrorists killed in Jammu and Kashmir this year has seen a three-fold increase while casualty for security personnel has recorded a rise of over 80 per cent compared to last year, Lok Sabh was informed today.
Minister of State for Home Hansraj Gangaram Ahir in response to a written question said the number of terrorists killed this year was 140, a figure which stood at 46 last year.
The number of arrests and surrenders this year was 76, which was seven-fold increase from last year when the figures stood at 10.
He said the number of army personnel killed this year stands at 71. This number had been showing a declining trend up till last year with 53 in 2013, 47 in 2014 and 39 in 2015.
He said the number of terror incidents has increased to 305 till November 27 this year as compared to 208 for entire last year.
Also the number of security forces injured has shown over 100 per cent increase and it stands at 208 this year compared to last year's 103.
Similarly, the number of civilians killed this year has seen a marginal decline so far and stands at 14 compared to 17 last year.
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