RAWALPINDI, (DNA) – Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has said that Pakistan Army is always be ready to respond to any threats across the country’s eastern border with India, including the Line of Control (LoC).

“There cannot be any let up for our preparedness for response against perpetual threat on our eastern border including LoC and Line of Actual Contact (LAC),” the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) quoted the army as saying in a statement on Friday.

The COAS made these remarks on his visit to Headquarters Rawalpindi Corps, where he was given a comprehensive briefing on the prevalent situation along the LoC and operational preparedness of the formations.

The statement came in the wake of increasing ceasefire violations from the Indian side. In this year alone, over 1,100 ceasefire violations have taken place along the LoC and the Working Boundary, according to a Pakistan Foreign Office tally. This has led to at least 48 civilians being killed and over 160 others injured.

On Tuesday, Indian forces targetted Kakuta village in Chirikot sector, martyring a result 75-year-old Mehmooda Begum.

Last week, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi had approved funds to develop community protection bunkers for the safety of civilian population along the LoC.