Seventeen army soldiers and four militants killed in the dastardly attack carried out allegedly by Jaish-e-Mohammad militants.
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Earlier this year, terrorists who had sneaked in from across the border had attacked Pathankot air base on the intervening night of January 1-2 while Dinanagar in Gurdaspur was targeted on July 27 last year.
The death toll could yet grow, with about 35 soldiers injured, some critically.
“We have activated the entire force in and around Uri sector to step up security and launch combing operations”, a senior Home Ministry official said.
For that reason, the Indian response needs to be cool and measured, with politicians and ministers steering clear of war-like rhetoric that simply ends up playing into Pakistan’s hands. A changeover of units was under way, meaning more soldiers had been stationed on the base than usual, the DGMO said.
Condemning the terror attack in Uri, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday assured that the people behind this attack will not be spared, adding that after this attack it becomes important to isolate Pakistan on worldwide platform. This news story is related to Latest/150806-Indias-Rajnath-Singh-spews-venom-after-Kashmir-attack/ – breaking news, latest news, pakistan ne.
“There are definite and conclusive indications that the perpetrators of Uri attack were highly trained, heavily armed and specially equipped”, Singh said in a series of strongly-worded tweets that were confirmed as genuine by his office. “Pakistan is a terrorist state and it should be identified and isolate as such”. In the wake of latest attack on an army base in which 17 army men martyred, let us have a look at the past attacks in J&K in 2016. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to punish those behind the “cowardly” and “despicable” act.
“Congress President Sonia Gandhi has expressed shock and deep distress over the martyrdom of Indian soldiers in the dastardly terrorist attack in Uri”, a party statement said. “We have always condemned terrorism”.
Explosions and gunfire erupted as the militants attacked the camp, which is located barely few metres away from the army’s Brigade Headquarters in Uri town. “Days of so-called strategic restraint are over. India should prove otherwise”, he added.
There has been no independent claim of responsibility.
Hostility between the nuclear neighbours was already high after a summer of violent clashes in Kashmir between security forces, protesters seeking greater autonomy or independence, and militants India accuses of being sponsored by Pakistan.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar strongly condemned the terror attack on an Army camp in Uri in Jammu and Kashmir which left 17 soldiers dead in the wee hours on Sunday.
Kashmir is divided between India and Pakistan, but is claimed by both in its entirety.
Sunday attack’s came during a week of diplomatic wrangling between the pair.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein had described the global probe into recent killings in Occupied Kashmir as necessary.
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Home Minister Rajnath Singh directly accused Pakistan of the attack in his tweets.
