Terrorist attack in Punjab but before
the pathankot airbase attack we all heard the news of ISI meeting with the militant
groups. According to the report, ISI officials recently held a meeting with
various Pakistan-based terrorist group like Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT),
Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Hizbul Mujahideen and other Sikh radical groups like
BKI, KZF in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). The Pakistani intelligence agency
was also said to have released more funds to the terror programme.ISI has also
reportedly issued funds and asked them to strengthen their coordination or their
funding will be blocked.
Now this definitely means something to few as Jaish-e-Mohammad
which was not actively participating in ISI game-plan. So the result was
Pathankot airbase attack.
REASON FOR SELECTING
PUNJAB
In last one year there had been 2 major terrorist attacks in
Punjab. t shares 553 km long international border with Pakistan
where 14 battalions are posted. In one battalion there are 1150 soldiers thereby
the security of 553 km border lies on 16100 soldiers with a ratio of 29.11 soldiers
per kilometer which is little low considering the location of the state on the
map.
Reason for selecting
the air force base
Pathankot Air Force Station is a military airport located 3
km from Pathankot and is located on the Pathankot – Majra Road. It is part of
the Western Air Command of the Indian Air Force and covers an area of
approximately 2000 acres (809.3 hectares).
Barely 40km from the Pakistan border, the Pathankot Air
Force station is one of the strategically most important forward airbases of
India during war and peacetime surveillance. The station is not only a
defensive airfield considering its close proximity to Pakistan, it is also a
vital base for tactically offensive operations of the Indian Air Force. It
provides logistic support to Jammu & Kashmir.
The choice of Pathankot by the Jaish-e-Mohammad was with an
intention of testing the security mechanism and also to cause embarrassment.
For any terrorist organization an attack on a military installation or base is
considered to be a huge moral victory as it determines the strength of the
outfit.
Questions need to be asked
- As reported terrorist had 2-3 dozen magazines along with atleast 50 kilogram of bullets i.e. around 2800 bullets. Now with this kind of gear how they were able to get over the boundary of the base. Were there no watchtowers or guards placed.
- It was reported that terrorist used the dense forest as cover which is actually Nalwa canal with Ravennagrass and locally known as ekra cover. With being on the top 10 target list why didn't the air force takeover the land and surrounding area compromising the security of the base
- With the time shops were opened alongside the main entrance of the base and also homes were built alongside the boundary of the base; with a binocular any one can sees the base up-close. Now there is a general rule of prohibiting construction within 1000 meters area of ammunition depot. Why this rule wasn't followed.
- How terrorist were able to talk to Pakistan within such close range of the border.
Bravery of the
soldiers
This attack was conducted to give economic as well emotional
blow to the country. Well they succeed in giving us the emotional blow as we
lost 7 brave lives (GOD BLESS THEIR SOULS) but not economic.
This attack if proved successful would look much alike as
PNS MEHRAN ATTACK where the attackers killed 18, wounded 16 and destroyed 2
P-3C Orion and serious damage to 1 aircraft which came with the price tag of $36
million per piece resulting in around $95 million blow.
At the end it is very easy to write these articles in a
secure environment and count down the flaws but one should not forget LIFE OF A
PERSON WITH HAND ON TRIGGER IS VERY DIFFERENT WITH THOSE ON THE KEYBOARD.
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