War Scenario. Part-XV

Part XIV 17:45 HoursPoint 6431Poonch, Jammu Joining army was more of an accident than a conscious career choice for Shubharanjan. As a 11 years old kid, he had seen the Kargil war on TV and like every other kid of his age, he too watched the events unfolding on TV with rapt attention then forgot […]

War Scenario Part XIV

Part XIII 10:00 Hours28 Oct 2010PM HouseNew Delhi, India Everybody in the meeting room wore a grim expression. None of them had expected things to deteriorate so fast. Defence Minister was supposed to be on his way to Russia for a meeting with his Russian counterpart. News of the attempted coup had come in middle […]

War Scenario (Part XIII)

Part XII 07:30 Hours28 Oct 2010Point 711 Border PostUri, J&K; Sub Gurung Thapa was proving to be an enthusiastic host for the two journalists. He had assumed the responsibility of a hospitable host right from the moment the chopper carrying Varsha Dutt and her cameraman Sidhesh Pathik had landed. Maj Ajay Singh had received the […]

War Scenario (Part XI)

Part X Remains of General Beg’s battered convoy sped out of the bungalow premises towards the reinforcements. Aslam at once came running towards Beg’s car and saluted when General himself opened the door and got out to take a look at the reinforcements. “ Major, you arrived just in time to save our asses. These […]

War Scenario (Part X)

Part IX 03:30 Hours28 Oct 2012Army HQIslamabad Last few days had been really hectic for General Beg and his face showed it. He didn’t had a moment of rest during last 2 days and his eyes were puffy and red from cigarette smoke and endless cups of tea consumed in that period. Right after his […]

War Scenario (Part IX)

Previous Part 19:30 Hours27 Oct 2012Karachi GarrisonPakistan General Asgar was pacing his office waiting impatiently for his telephone to ring. General Beg’s reaction to the bombings and riots had taken him completely by surprise. As soon as he came to know of it he tried contacting General Hu but was told by his aide that […]

War Scenario (Part VIII)

Part VII 19:00 Hours27 Oct 2012PM HouseNew Delhi, India Six big blasts in four cities within a span of 4 hours !” Indian PM was incredulous, ”What the hell is happening in Pakistan ?“ “Bomb blasts are least of their worries right now. More Pakistani civilians have died in riots that broke out after the […]

War Scenario (Part VII)

Part VI 10:00 Hours 27 Oct 2012 Central Market Karachi, Pakistan Mohammed Shafiq was in a bad mood when he stopped his car in front of his 25 years old eatery in Central Market, one of the busiest in Karachi. He came to the city when he was barely 13 years old after running away […]