Towers to block Pak radio signals
Shariq Majeed
Tribune News Service

Rajouri, June 20
Ahead of the assembly elections in the state slated for later this year, it seems Indian authorities have grown more serious regarding the propaganda launched by Pakistan through its radio network. In order to stop signal of Pakistani radio stations in these border districts where they have good number of listeners, the Union Government has reportedly decided to install signal jammers along the LoC in these twin border districts. The government has also reportedly decided to improve All India Radio network in these border districts.

Sources in the district administration here and in Poonch districts divulged that a team of officers comprising Manager, AIR (broadcast), Northern India, an intelligence officer and a senior police officer of the state had toured the forward areas in these twin border districts in a defence ministry aircraft on last Monday for exploring sites for installation of jammers to block airing of Pakistani radios. The touring team had also met deputy commissioners of these two districts for discussing their agenda, the sources added.

"The government will get installed nine towers in these twin districts for jamming the radio signals from Pak. These jammers will block the radio signals from Pakistan Radio, Mirpur FM Station, Muzzafarabad FM Station, Kral Khal FM and Sada-e-Hurriyat Kashmir," a highly placed source said. "Since the jammers will block the radio signal, the Pakistan's propaganda will not traverse to this side of LoC in these districts.

A senior officer in the district administration confirmed that a team had toured the twin districts but refused to divulge much.