India-Pak Announce Ceasefire: Hizbul, Others Are Clearly in Shock
There are far too many parties interested in ensuring that the ceasefire fails. Meanwhile, trust-but-verify holds.
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While speculation continues about the reasons for a ceasefire between India and Pakistan at the Line of Control, terrorist groups like the Hizbul Mujahideen, their two bit buddies, and their friends across the border, have all reacted with dismay at the ceasefire. As well they might.
Without the varied and certain assistance that they have taken for granted for years, they will find the going very hard indeed.
An end to that is far from certain, and as the Head of the vital Srinagar-based 15 Corps put it, the Army intends to put in place a solid counter infiltration grid, in a trust-but-verify mode. Outfits operating here are clearly in shock.