Winning Proxy War Launched By Pakistan

 : A soldier wounded in retaliatory fire by a group of Pakistan-backed terrorists being chased by security forces in J&K's Anantnag for three days died in hospital on Friday, making him the fourth casualty of the operation after two Army officers – a Colonel and a Major – and a DSP of J&K Police were killed in action on the first day. News agency ANI reported that the body of a soldier reported missing since Wednesday had also been found, but there was no immediate confirmation from the Army authorities about a fifth death. A joint team of the Army and police has been on the hunt for three Pakistani terrorists of Lashkar-e-Taiba’s shadow outfit TRF and a local recruit, identified as 28-year-old Uzair Khan of Kokernag, in the forests surrounding the hillside village of Gadool. Drones and quadcopters have been aerially scouring the operational area for the terrorists amid the rat-a-tat of gunfire and bombs exploding intermittently through the day. Security officials had said on Thursday that they had "encircled" two of the terrorists who shot and killed Col Manpreet Singh, the commanding officer of the 19 Rashtriya Rifles, Maj Ashish Dhonchak, and DSP Humayun Bhat the previous day. The fleeing terrorists have so far been able to keep the large security contingent at bay because of their knowledge of the dense forests and the tough, hilly terrain, sources said. Security forces have tightened the cordon and asked civilians inhabiting the areas in the vicinity of the forested operational zone to stay indoors to avoid collateral damage. In a separate operation late Thursday, a joint Army and police team busted a Lashkar-backed terror module at Uri in north Kashmir's Baramulla district by arresting two suspects and seizing some arms and ammunition from them. The Army's Chinar Corps said two pistols, five hand grenades, 28 rounds of ammunition and other equipment were confiscated. The arrested men were identified as Zaid Hassan Malla of Mir Sahib and Mohd Arif Channa of Stadium Colony in Baramulla. Both were involved in cross-border smuggling of arms and ammunition at the behest of Pakistan-based handlers. The arms were meant for Lashkar terrorists in the Valley, the Army said.

Anantnag encounter: Colonel Manpreet Singh, Commanding Officer of 19 Rashtriya Rifles; Major Ashish Dhonack, Deputy Superintendent Humayun Bhat killed in encounter

An Army colonel, a major and a deputy superintendent of Jammu and Kashmir police were killed in a gunfight with terrorists in Kokernag area of Kashmir's Anantnag district,. Senior army and police officers, GoC 15 Corps Lt General Rajiv Ghai and including DGP Dilbag Singh have rushed to the spot to assess the situation. A search operation is being carried out in the area. The operation against the terrorists had begun on Tuesday evening in Gadole area but was called off during the night. This morning, the hunt for the terrorists resumed after information started trickling in that they were spotted at a hideout, the officials said. Colonel Manpreet Singh, Commanding Officer of 19 Rashtriya Rifles; Major Ashish Dhonack, and Deputy Superintendent Humayun Bhat were critically injured in the gunfight with terrorists that ensued in the Garol area of Anantnag district in the morning hours of Wednesday. The colonel, leading his team from the front, attacked the terrorists. However, the terrorists fired upon him and he was critically injured.

The three later died in hospital during treatment. The banned Resistance Front, believed to be a shadow group of Pakistan-based Lashker-e-Taiba, has claimed responsibility for the attack. It is the same set of terrorists who had carried out the attack on army personnel on August 4 killing three jawans in the higher reaches of the Halan forest area of Kulgam district.

Meanwhile, two terrorists were killed by security forces during an encounter that began in the Narla area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri on Tuesday. Army also recovered a large quantity of warlike stores, including medicines, with Pakistan markings during a search amid the encounter that continued on till last reports.

Pakistan making full efforts to infiltrate foreign terrorists into J-K: Northern Army commander

On the death of sniffer dog Kent in gunfire by ultras, he said, "Our Kent laid down his life to save his handler. He attacked the terrorist by moving ahead first." Two terrorists were killed in an encounter in the remote Narla village. An Army personnel and Kent, a six-year-old female Labrador of the Army''s dog unit, also died while three security personnel were injured in the gunfight.

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Hundreds of trucks stuck as Pakistan-Afghanistan border remains closed after clashes,  A Pakistani official while speaking on condition of anonymity said it was surprising the way the Afghan Taliban government was behaving,  

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