Addressing an annual press conference in New Delhi, General Naravane said Indian forces had to rise to the occasion in dealing with challenges last year.

In any case, India is ready and will give a befitting response to any such misadventure, says top Army commander.

Proper engineering effort had gone in digging the tunnel which shows the involvement of the establishment, BSF said in a statement.

The Union Minister commented on the recent ceasefire violations along LoC in a public address on the occasion of the 56th raising day.

The shelling left four army men, an equal number of civilians, and a BSF captain dead.

Jammu and Kashmir records over 4000 ceasefire violations by Pakistan so far this year, the highest in the last 10 years.

Officials say that Pakistani troops engaged in unprovoked firing and shelling on Saturday

Armed forces likely to be badly affected due to shortage of supplies and other requisites once the snowfall blocks the roads to Ladakh and the Valley: Amrinder Singh

Army chief's legs were shaking, Pak MP Ayaz Sadiq recounts the events of the meeting.

The Foreign Office in a statement claimed that 18 people had died and 183 been injured in 2,280 ceasefire violations this year.

India has accused Pakistan of presenting a 'fictitious' border map at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meet.

The 8x8 drone (from blade to blade) was spotted hovering in the skies by a BSF party on patrol duty at Rathua village in the vicinity of Border Out Post (BOP) Pansar.

A police official said the firing intensified as the day passed and spread to the nearby Shahpur sector, causing panic among the border residents.

Addressing an Iftar dinner in Multan on Saturday, Qureshi said both India and Pakistan should sit on negotiation table to solve issues for the sake of prosperity and peace of the region.

Although the Pakistani attack on the day following the Balakot strikes by IAF was thwarted by the Air Force air defence fighters, it was felt that presence of air defence units in the area could have caused more damage to the Pakistanis

The United Nations on Wednesday designated Pakistan-based Azhar as a "global terrorist" after China lifted its hold on a proposal by the US, the UK and France to blacklist him.

The Pakistani airspace has remained shut for traffic to and from India ever since hostilities broke out between the two countries after the Pulwama suicide bombing in Jammu and Kashmir on February 14.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has ordered the suspension of cross LoC trade with Pakistan through Jammu and Kashmir over misuse of the trade routes by Pakistan based elements

The Air Force struck a Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist training camp in Pakistan's Balakot area on February 26, in response to the February 14 Pulwama terror attack in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed.

Pakistani Army initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by shelling with mortars and firing of small arms along the LoC in Nowshera sector of Rajouri district.