Taking benefit of over 13-month-long truce with India, Pakistan has strengthened its defences by constructing 41 new concrete bunkers and bundhs, measuring over 500 metres, along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir.
“Pakistan is taking full benefit of Indo-Pak ceasfire and has constructed 41 new defence structures including 25 concrete bunkers and 16 bundhs along international border in Jammu frontier in Jammu and Kashmir during over 13-month-long ceasefire period,” top BSF sources said on Suchetgarh Border.
About defence works undertaken by Pakistan in Sialkote sector, they said out of 41 defence works, one bundh measuring 50-55 metres set up by Pakistani rangers is constructed in disputed land in Dhamala nallah near border pillar number 62 in Jammu sector.
Pakistan has constructed 16 bundhs measuring 5072 metres along IB in its area including Dhamala nallah, Kurar, Pir Baba, Pir baba-Kajlial, Kharibase, Peergirans-1, Peergirani-2, Jarwal, Aarpat, Jarwal-1st, Harnawali, Jawal, Morda, Tarangot and Jarwal-2, they said.
Similarly, 25 concrete bunkers have been constructed in Morha, Umranwali, Dhamala nallah, Kajlial, Chaprar, Putwal, Kujpur, Kunjpur, Kajlial-1, Peerbaba, Peerbaba-1, Kunarpur, Kunarpur-1, Kurar, Lahari Kalan, Peergirana, Jarwal, Jarwal-1 and Zarafkabagh, they said.
Pakistan has shifted spotlight on strengthening defence by undertaking massive construction of bundhs and bunkers, morchas and observation posts. The issue was also taken up at the sector level meet on August 26, they added.