12-26-2008, 01:45 AM
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pioneer.com
<b>Kumar Uttam | New Delhi
After Pak Army replaces Rangers</b>
Close on the heels of reports that Pakistan has replaced its Rangers with columns of Army men in forward areas along its eastern borders with India, New Delhi appears to have started preparing to mobilise its forces in the west.
Well-placed Government sources have revealed to The Pioneer that <b>defence establishment has approached the railways to move arms and ammunition on a large scale to the border areas. The </b>Railways were approached with a request to make âmandatory arrangementâ so that <b>arms and ammunitions reach border areas in Rajasthan and J&K in case of an emergency, </b>an official said.
Sources said the Railway has given clearance to the proposal and has already begun moving more tanks, gun-mounted vehicles and ammunitions to border areas in Rajasthan through trains.
<b>According to reports, four trains have already left for Rajasthan since Wednesday midnight and at least a dozen more trains were ready to move if there was a call from the military.</b>
â<b>Defence set-up of the country always seeks clearance from the Indian Railways whenever there is a bulk movement of tankers, arms, ammunitions and other weapons required in the battlefield. This always indicates heightening of tension along the border and the war-like situation,â </b>Government sources said.
âWhen Railways are approached for such a movement of military trains carrying weapons and other eqyipment, it makes sure that there is no congestion in the traffic and the material reaches the spot in time. In such an emergency situation, passenger and goods trains give way to military trains,â sources point out.
<b>It is believed the move by New Delhi comes in the wake of reports that the Border Security Force (BSF) noticed âa lot of military movementâ across the international
border for the last few days.</b>
C Dhyani, DIG of Rajasthan frontier BSF, was on quote admitting it was not a normal practice some days ago and after escalation of tension between the two countries Pakistan has deployed more troops across border. India and Pakistan share international border in Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat. The borders are guarded by the BSF in India and the Pakistani Rangers on the other side
in peace time.
As per the war book, when hostilities break out, the BSF, the first line of defence falls back and the Army takes over and Pakistan also follows the same drill. However, the case on the Line of Control (LoC) is different as the border is disputed and the armies of both the countries guard the 750-km long LoC.
Meanwhile, intelligence sources have tipped off the Government about a similar military build-up across the border in some sectors of Jammu and Kashmir where Army men have replaced Pakistani Rangers along the line of control.
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pioneer.com
<b>Kumar Uttam | New Delhi
After Pak Army replaces Rangers</b>
Close on the heels of reports that Pakistan has replaced its Rangers with columns of Army men in forward areas along its eastern borders with India, New Delhi appears to have started preparing to mobilise its forces in the west.
Well-placed Government sources have revealed to The Pioneer that <b>defence establishment has approached the railways to move arms and ammunition on a large scale to the border areas. The </b>Railways were approached with a request to make âmandatory arrangementâ so that <b>arms and ammunitions reach border areas in Rajasthan and J&K in case of an emergency, </b>an official said.
Sources said the Railway has given clearance to the proposal and has already begun moving more tanks, gun-mounted vehicles and ammunitions to border areas in Rajasthan through trains.
<b>According to reports, four trains have already left for Rajasthan since Wednesday midnight and at least a dozen more trains were ready to move if there was a call from the military.</b>
â<b>Defence set-up of the country always seeks clearance from the Indian Railways whenever there is a bulk movement of tankers, arms, ammunitions and other weapons required in the battlefield. This always indicates heightening of tension along the border and the war-like situation,â </b>Government sources said.
âWhen Railways are approached for such a movement of military trains carrying weapons and other eqyipment, it makes sure that there is no congestion in the traffic and the material reaches the spot in time. In such an emergency situation, passenger and goods trains give way to military trains,â sources point out.
<b>It is believed the move by New Delhi comes in the wake of reports that the Border Security Force (BSF) noticed âa lot of military movementâ across the international
border for the last few days.</b>
C Dhyani, DIG of Rajasthan frontier BSF, was on quote admitting it was not a normal practice some days ago and after escalation of tension between the two countries Pakistan has deployed more troops across border. India and Pakistan share international border in Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat. The borders are guarded by the BSF in India and the Pakistani Rangers on the other side
in peace time.
As per the war book, when hostilities break out, the BSF, the first line of defence falls back and the Army takes over and Pakistan also follows the same drill. However, the case on the Line of Control (LoC) is different as the border is disputed and the armies of both the countries guard the 750-km long LoC.
Meanwhile, intelligence sources have tipped off the Government about a similar military build-up across the border in some sectors of Jammu and Kashmir where Army men have replaced Pakistani Rangers along the line of control.
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