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India waits, steps up Pak vigil
OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
New Delhi, Dec. 28: The Indian
security establishment was closely
monitoring the situation in Pakistan in
the wake of Benazir Bhuttos
assassination, assessing the immediate
impact it could have on this country.
The cabinet committee on security met
this evening to take stock of events
rather than to take decisions on new measures.
National security adviser M.K. Narayanan was understood to have
briefed the committee chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
The briefing covered the internal situation in India touching
upon the violence in Orissa where churches were attacked earlier
this week and an overview of troubles in the South Asian region.
On Pakistan, the security establishment wants to wait and watch
the turn of events surrounding the scheduled January 8 elections.
Pakistans army was also stretched and the turmoil was likely to
make increased demands on it.
The suspension of the Samjhauta Express service was a preventive
measure to deny militants a high-value target that was of great
symbolic importance to both India and Pakistan.
Inputs available with the army here do not suggest that there is
reason to fear movement of militants from Pakistan towards India
across the Kashmir border in the short term.
A high-level source said an alert sounded across the western and
southern borders last night was routine and did not demand
measures such as reinforcing the forces already there.
In one assessment, it was noted that the Pakistani army had
deployed an additional 15 brigades about 45,000 troops in the
Swat valley, Baluchistan, Southern and Northern Waziristan and
Bajaur Agency (of the federally administered tribal areas).
Some of these brigades were from the Army Reserve North and the
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Army Reserve South, the Pakistan armys two strike corps.
Although there has been no denuding of forces from Pakistans
east (its border with India) to the west (towards Afghanistan), the
Pakistani army was considerably stretched at this time. The
deployments have taken place over six months, it was assessed.
The pressure on the army would make it difficult for it to
accommodate militants in Pakistan occupied Kashmir, who may be
looking to cross over to India through the Line of Control.
Moreover, most high passes in Kashmir are inaccessible because of
heavy snowfall this winter.
The only way these elements can enter India now is through other
countries, a source said. This was the reason India does not expect
a blowback of militancy in Pakistan in the short term.

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