“The Foreign Secretary also reminded the Pakistan High Commissioner that even as he spoke, two engagements at the LoC were ongoing”, he said.
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As part of strengthening the counter-infiltration grid, army is firing illuminators intermittently at night to prevent more militants from sneaking in to this side of LoC, the sources said.
Arif Habib, former Karachi Stock Exchange chairman stated that this panic was caused by the hype created in Pakistani media about the recent terror attack in Uri, Jammu and Kashmir. Following the meeting, instructions were issued to the Indian Army and the BSF to be exceptionally vigilant along the worldwide border and the Line of Control respectively. Many terrorists have been killed, though the exact number is not available.
“We demand that Pakistan lives up to its public commitment to refrain from supporting and sponsoring terrorism against India”, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) official spokesperson Vikas Swarup said in a statement. The Indian government wants to isolate Pakistan globally.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif held a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang in NY on Wednesday and discussed matters of bilateral interest and regional situation.
The Army said a group of about 12 to 15 terrorists tried to cross over in Uri and about four to five in Nowgam, both in north Kashmir.
“After taking his brief from his real handlers i.e. the military establishment and ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence) in Rawalpindi, all that the Pakistan Prime Minister came up with at the UNGA was a confirmation that his country is indeed a “renegade state” that has emerged as the “central processing unit” (CPU) of global terror”, Surjewala observed.
The Centre has asked the National Investigation Agency to look into possible security lapses that may have led to Sunday’s Uri attack.
The NIA sources say that the Uri attack may have been masterminded by Kashif Jaan, Rauf Asgar and Masood Azha.
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The diplomat said the Kashmiri people looked towards the worldwide community, especially the members of the UNSC, to deliver on the pledge to hold a free, fair and impartial plebiscite under United Nations auspices, to enable them to decide their future, a democratic and legal right of the Kashmiri people.
