The Siachen Syndrome - Pakistan

Aug 1998
It's a battlefield like no other on earth, where the elements and not enemy fire accounts for 95% of all casualties.

A cease fire line was mapped out in the lower country but the politicians didn't bother to negotiate a boundary here. It is after all, uninhabitable. But as the power struggle escalates, every bit of territory counts. The high altitude combat is costing each side $730 million dollars a year. At 19,000 feet both sides lose on average two soldiers a day to oxygen deprivation or frostbite. Those that are tough enough to survive often go mad with the 'Siachen Syndrome' - a result of the isolation, the constant bombardment, and the grim reality of having to kill the only other human beings they may see in their three month posting. Caught in the crossfire, a shell explodes overhead. Aimed at the small valley town of Athamuqam, these shells are designed to spray hundreds of deadly metal fragments. India's test of a nuclear artillery shell has the population daily expecting armaggeddon. We meet a truck-full of Kashmiris fleeing the besieged town in search of food. There is nothing low-key about this fighting, it's incessant and deadly. The K2 postings are a lesson in the lengths India and Pakistan are prepared to go, to secure the next victory in Kashmir.

Produced by ABC Australia
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[amazonsongs]

its a propganda from pakistan side, they fired themselves to show to the bbc what india do. why do indians kills dirty pakistanis.

[lakdaddy604]

This is what the west wants, they want us to keep fighting and not evolve. The British ficilitated the Partition to weaken us. Europe fought 2 world wars, but now they are all allies, why can't we do the same?! Wake up people, join hands, we are all brothers. If Europe can and US can create NATO why can't India-Pak-China form a nexus. We are the oldest civilizations, let's start treating each other as friends. Stop fighting, and let's work towards bettering our people's lives and our nations.

[Me6GunLover]

any one with pakis will c the hell.......... even if the whole world take the side of pakis we indian dont care coz the blod in our body is more then just red, we r the oldest n still living civilasation on planet earth.... it says alot.

jai hind

[TheLeChannel]

How can he say "we believe in Jihad", this is the reason why there is no progress with both sides ..waaay too much unnecessary radicalism

[IndiaCobraTuRandi1]

@punking12341,

We will nuke those bastards individually...

100,000 Traitors dead in 22 years...Slow but steady progress... Good show INDIAN ARMY... JAI HIND....

[ThePakibro786]

Great Pak Army!!

[cyanid33fy]

7:07 thats how pakistani party......porki style..

[cyanid33fy]

An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.!!!!

[cyanid33fy]

@punking12341 nuke those kashmiri bastards !!!! from a hindu.

[punking12341]

NUKE THOSE HINDU BASTARDS !!! from a kashmiri

[b2t287]

@saiku700 hala g!!!

kitne pase mil gae hain tjy chytyea!?!