Two more bodies of martyrs found in Gayari

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Two more bodies of martyrs found in Gayari

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More two bodies of Pakistani soldiers have been found out of Gyari sector in Siachen.

17 July,2012 07:12 pm

According to a statement issued by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), 48 bodies of martyrs have been traced out up till now. It is worthy of note that an avalanche smashed into a Pakistan army camp on April 7 Saturday burying at least 100 soldiers in a remote area billed as the world’s highest battleground. Troops with sniffer dogs, aided by helicopters, were frantically trying to find signs of life in the deep snow after the avalanche engulfed the camp in mountainous Gayari, Siachen, in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir.“More than 100 soldiers of NLI (Northern Light Infantry) including a colonel were trapped when the avalanche hit a military camp,” army spokesman told AFP.India in 1984 occupied the key areas on the Siachen glacier, including the heights, and Pakistan immediately responded by deploying its own forces. They fought a fierce battle in 1987, raising fears of all-out conflict.The glacier is over 6,300 metres (20,800 feet) high, but despite its limited strategic importance both countries have spent heavily to keep a military presence there.India reportedly forks out more than 40 million rupees ($800,000) daily on its Siachen deployment — a figure that does not include additional wages and bonuses.Experts have previously said that India has around 5,000 troops on the glacier, while Pakistan has less than half that number. The harsh weather and the altitude claim many more lives than actual fighting.In February, at least 16 Indian soldiers on duty in the mountains of Kashmir were killed when two avalanches swept through army camps.