Times of Islamabad

Indian Military prepared for surgical strike across Pakistani border, mock action at border with new tri services Division

Indian Military prepared for surgical strike across Pakistani border, mock action at border with new tri services Division

ISLAMABAD – Indian Military prepared for surgical strike across Pakistaniborder, mock wargames at Pakistan border were being held by newly raisedtri services division.

Preparing itself for carrying out future surgical strike-type actions, thetri-services Special Operations Division carried out its first wargamesnear the Pakistan border in Gujarat, Zee News has reported.

“The first exercise codenamed ‘Smelling Field’ of the Armed Forces SpecialOperations Division was carried out in Naliya in Gujarat. There areimportant Air Force and Army bases in and around the Naliya town which ispart of the Kutch district,” Defence sources said here.

During the wargames, in which commandos of Army, Navy and Air Force tookpart, the Special Forces operatives practiced counter-terrorism operationsand other drills on situations that can emerge while tackling terrorism.

The drills concluded on Saturday in Naliya and now the newly raiseddivision will carry out more such exercises to prepare itself for futureoperations, sources said.