Pak Army mine, sniper rifle found on Amarnath Yatra route

A Pakistan Army anti-personnel mine, a M-24 American sniper rifle with telescope, IEDs, and caches of explosives, and ammunition were recovered in an extensive search along the Amarnath Yatra route, top army officials said on Friday

Addressing a joint press conference here, Chinar Corps commander, Lt Gen K.J.S. Dhillon said: "Extensive searches resulted in recovery of an anti-personnel mine with a markings of Pakistan Ordnance Factory, one sniper rifle with telescope, Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), IED container, IED circuit board, IED initiating mechanism and a remote control device."