PM chairs Cabinet meeting to review situation along LoC
The meeting is understood to have discussed various options related to the LoC in the wake of the Uri attack
New Delhi: Amid heightened tension with Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) to review the situation along the Line of Control (LoC).
The meeting is understood to have discussed various options related to the LoC in the wake of the Uri attack. The meeting is also understood to have taken stock of ceasefire violations and infiltration attempts.
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Four terrorists had stormed an army camp in Uri on 18 September and killed 18 soldiers. Pakistani troops have also twice violated the ceasefire along the LoC since Thursday.
Pakistani troops on Thursday violated the ceasefire along the LoC in Naugam sector of Kashmir by opening indiscriminate fire towards Indian Army posts. Pakistani troops had on Wednesday targeted Indian positions with small firearms along the LoC in Poonch district.
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