Security review after terror attack
NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh yesterday (Tuesday) reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of Sunday’s terror strike at an army camp in Uri that left 18 soldiers dead.
This is the third security review meeting Singh has chaired since the Uri attack and the situation in the border areas of Punjab and Gujarat was also discussed, officials said.
Besides National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and other senior Home Ministry officials, the meeting was also attended by Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar.
The presence of the Foreign Secretary was explained in the context of the move by India to launch a diplomatic offensive to isolate Pakistan at global fora, starting with the upcoming UN General Assembly.
A high-level meeting held by Prime Minister Narendra Modi had authorised the diplomatic offensive, backed by clear proof of Pakistan Army support for the four terrorists who mounted the early morning attack on the Uri camp.
Rajnath Singh was briefed by Doval and others, including officials from the Defence Ministry, paramilitary forces and intelligence agencies, on the situation in the Kashmir Valley as well as along the Line of Control (LoC). The Home Minister urged that all necessary steps be taken. – IANS