Sirisena strongly condemned the cross-border terrorist attack and offered condolences to the families of the victims, the PMO said. Early Sunday, fighters slipped into an army base in Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing at least 15 soldiers.
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However, Pakistani military sources denied any exchange of fire taking place across the LoC. The army has also foiled an infiltration attempt in the Uri sector on Tuesday morning.
Singh had called up the DG and the BSF to give a free hand to Indian troops to retaliate.
Underlining the perception that it will not be business as usual with Pakistan after Sunday’s Uri terror attack, Union Minister of State for Defence Subhash Ramrao Bhamre said India has “changed its policy” towards its western neighbour.
Meanwhile, Pakistani troopers violated ceasefire again on Tuesday in Uri sector, reports said.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) today registered a case to probe the terror attack at the Army installation in Uri in Jammu and Kashmir in which 18 soldiers were killed and dozens others injured after four Pakistani militants stormed the base.
Villagers wait on a verandah to witness the funeral procession of Indian army soldier Gangadhar Dalai, who was killed in a militant attack in Uri, Kashmir, in Jamuna Balia village, west of Kolkata, India, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016.
The latest infiltration bid came as New Delhi and Islamabad are locked in a bitter diplomatic war of words following the Uri terror attack, which India has blamed on militants from Pakistan. Watch this conversation with Former Foreign Secretary Kanwal Sibal on the possible Indian responses to Pakistan-sponsored terrorism.
The army said it was a “desperate attempt” by Pakistan to create “disturbance and foment unrest” in India.
“Pakistan is a terrorist state, and it should be identified and isolated as such”, Singh said on Twitter.
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“Sushmaji (External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj) is likely to raise the issue in the UN General Assembly”, he added. She is likely to hit at Pakistan for allowing Dawood Ibrahim to operate from it’s soil and giving JeM and Hafiz Sayeed a free hand.
