Pakistan rejects reports of deployment of more force along LoC, presence of Chinese troops

RAWALPINDI: Spokesperson of the media wing of armed forces, Director General Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Babar Iftikhar has strongly rejected Indian media reports claiming additional deployment of Pakistan Army Troops along the Line of Control in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Babar Iftikhar also rejected the report of alleged use of Skardu Airbase by China.
In a tweet on Thursday, he termed the news circulating on Indian media and social media in this regard as false, irresponsible and far from truth.
The DG ISPR said no such movement or induction of additional forces had taken place. He also vehemently denied presence of Chinese troops in Pakistan.
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On Jun 28, Pakistan Army troops shot down an Indian spying quadcopter on Sunday night in Hot Spring Sector along the Line of Control (LoC).
According to the media wing of armed forces, the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), the quadcopter had intruded 850 meters on Pakistan’s side of the LOC.