Amid tensions between India and Pakistan over the revocation of special status to Jammu and Kashmir, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa on Tuesday said that the Air Force is "cautious and alert" to face any eventuality on the border. "We have seen their deployment. Indian Air Force is always cautious. We are responsible for air defence and we are always alert," Air Chief Dhanoa told media persons here when asked about the situation at the Indo-Pak border.

He said that the Air Force is prepared "not only when any enemy fighter comes in but we also keep an eye on civilian aircraft so that incidents like Purulia airdrop do not happen". Indian and Pakistani forceshave exchanged heavy fire several times after the government repealed Article 370 of the Constitution which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcated the state into two Union Territories -- Jammu and Kashmir, andLadakh.

There were also reports of military movement along the Lineof Control (LoC) in Pakistan. Army Chief General Bipin Rawat had last weektermed the movement as "normal". "Everybody took precautionarydeployments and movement of precautionary resources and one should not be tooconcerned about them as they were normal," Rawat had said.

Pakistan Prime Minister had earlier in August threatenedIndia, saying "incidents like Pulwama are bound to happen again and thatPakistan will fight till the last drop of blood if a war ensues".Pakistan's ambassador to the US, Asad Majeed Khan, on August 12, said that hiscountry might deploy troops from the Afghanistan border to the Kashmirfrontier.