PM Modi chairs high-level meeting to review situation along LoC

Amidst heightened tension with Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on Thursday to review the situation along the LoC.

india Updated: Sep 29, 2016 12:04 IST

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In this handout photograph released by the Indian Press Information Bureau on Thursday, PM Narendra Modi chairs a Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meeting in New Delhi over alleged Pakistani ceasefire violations at the LoC in the disputed Kashmir region jointly administered by India and Pakistan. (AFP)

Amidst heightened tension with Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on Thursday to review the situation along the LoC.

The meeting is understood to have discussed various options related to the Line of Control (LoC) in the wake of the Uri attack.

The meeting is also understood to have taken stock of ceasefire violations and infiltration attempts.

Four terrorists had stormed an army camp in Uri on September 18 and killed 18 soldiers.

Pakistani troops have also twice violated the ceasefire along the LoC since Wednesday. Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire along the LoC in Naugam sector of Kashmir on Thursday by opening indiscriminate fire towards Indian Army posts.

Pakistani troops had yesterday targeted Indian positions with small firearms along the LoC in Poonch district.

First Published: Sep 29, 2016 11:53 IST