Point 5353

Point 5353 is a mountain peak in Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan and the highest peak along the Marpo La Ridge. Soon after the Kargil War was over, The Hindu correspondent Praveen Swami and an opposition party leader, Ram Kumar Anand claimed that the peak was inside the Indian side of the Line of Control (LoC) and it was captured by the Pakistan Army during the Kargil conflict. They also claims that the Indian troops had tried to recapture Point 5353 on 18 May 1999, but failed to do so. Praveen Swami wrote in August 2000, "Pakistan soldiers perched at peak 5353 metres, on the strategic Marpo La Ridge had a grandstand view of this year's Vijay Diwas celebrations, marking the official end of the Kargil war. At least some of them must [have] had wry smiles on their faces, for although peak 5,353 metres is inside the Indian side of the Line of Control (LoC), Pakistani troops held the mountain through the Kargil war and continue to do so today."