An Indian Army checkpost across the LoC, as seen from Battal in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. AFP

Mandhole, October 2

Pakistani military officials point to an Indian Army post high on a forested ridge along the Line of Control dividing Kashmir, insisting any incursions are impossible, after skirmishes ignited dangerous tensions between the two countries.The army took the rare step of flying international media to the de facto border to make its case in a battle of competing narratives, after India said its elite commandos penetrated up to 3 km into Pakistan on anti-terrorist raids.(Follow The Tribune on Facebook; and Twitter @thetribunechd)The presence of Indian forces so far across the Line of Control (LoC) would be a stinging blow to Pakistan, particularly after the 2011 US raid that killed Osama bin Laden which took place on its territory without its consent.The media visit came yesterday as India’s Army Chief Dalbir Singh Suhag congratulated commandos involved in “surgical strikes” to take out terrorist launch pads after a deadly attack on the Uri Army base.Pakistan has flatly denied the claim, saying two of its soldiers were killed but only in cross-border fire of the kind that commonly violates a 2003 ceasefire on the LoC.The helicopter tour took journalists to sectors just 2 km from the dividing line, and near the locations India said it targeted in assaults on terrorist camps.On hand were senior local commanders as well as army spokesman Lieutenant General Asim Bajwa, an omnipresent media personality who has taken centrestage on Pakistani television since the tensions erupted. — AFP