128 ceasefire violations along LoC by Pak in 4 yrs: Govt

New Delhi, Nov 30 (PTI) The Government of India Monday
said 128 incidents of ground ceasefire and 43 air space
violations have been committed along the Line of Control
(LoC) by Pakistan in last four years.
"03, 21, 77 and 27 incidents of ground ceasefire
violation have been committed in 2006, 07, 08 and until
November 25 this year respectively by Pakistan," Defence
Minister of India A K Antony said in a reply to a Lok Sabha
(Lower House of the Indian Parliament) query.
The Indian minister added that 43 incidents of air
space violations had taken place in the same period with 21
incidents taking place in 2006.
Antony said ceasefire violations are taken up with
Pakistani military authorities during flag meetings and weekly
talks between the Director Generals of Military Operations of
the two countries.
In reply to another query, the minister said that
after a Committee under Cabinet Secretary considered all the
aspects of One Rank One Pension issue, the proposal was not
found administratively feasible to be implemented as such.
"However, several other recommendations by the
Committee to substantially improve pensionary benefits of
jawans and commissioned officers have been made, which have
been accepted by the Government," Antony added.
These measures include removal of linkage of full
pension from 33 years of service, revision of Lt General
pensions after carving out a separate pay scale for them and
removal of cap on war injury element of pension. PTI