Pak. unnecessarily edgy: India

By Our Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI, OCT. 17. India has dismissed Pakistani claims about heightened Indian troop movement along the border.

``No additional movement of troops or air assets has taken place,'' said a senior Defence Ministry official. He rejected claims of Indian troop build-up by the Pakistan Defence spokesman, Maj. Gen. Rashid Quereshi in Islamabad, as ``unacceptable''. The Foreign Office also described the Pakistani allegation as ``complete fabrication''.

Ruling out the movement of additional troops to Jammu and Kashmir, the official felt that Pakistan was being unnecessarily edgy. The border had seen only a routine turnover of units which normally took place after monsoons and before the onset of winter. Some units were returning after completing their tenure while others were taking their place. Routine adjustments were also carried out routinely at this time of the year to prevent infiltration, he added.

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