Pak8217;s pull-back order no big deal 8212; Gen Malik

Asked how the Indian Army would respond to the 8220;de-escalation8221; announcement by Gen Musharraf, the Army Chief said, 8220;We shall assess the situation and our deployment on the basis of overall security situation along the international border, as well as the Line of Control8230;.. Overall we will assess the situation. We are not going by the international border alone.8221;

Asked if the Army had been put on high alert after the coup in Pakistan, he said the armed forces were 8220;vigilant8221;.

8220;Movement of troops was sequal to Pakistan initiating war in Kargil. We were forced to take these necessary security measures and defeat Pakistani intrusion in Kargil,8221; he said.