PULL BACK OF TROOPS
RAJYA SABHA
Intelligence inputs
suggest that Pakistan has moved some of its troops back to peace
time locations that are in close proximity of the operational
locations. However, the strategic reserves of Pakistan Army continue
to be located in the operational location. The pace of pulling
back of the Armed Forces also indicates that Pakistan intends
to undertake the process in a phased manner.
The strategic relocation
of troops by India is being carried out in a gradual manner without
impairing the capacity to respond aggressively and decisively
to any emergency and without lowering the vigil in Jammu and Kashmir.
This information
was given by the Defence Minister Shri George Fernandes in a written
reply to Shri P Prabhakar Reddy in Rajya Sabha today.
