India to review security scenario

The Cabinet Committee on Security will meet this evening to review the security in the wake of Benazir's assassination.

A meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security has been convened on Friday evening to review the security scenario in the wake of assassination of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.

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The meeting will be convened this evening after the return of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh from Goa, sources said.

The Centre had on Thursday night issued an alert to all states for maintaining tight vigil, especially along the Indo-Pak border, following assassination of Bhutto.

Border Security Force (BSF) guarding the Indo-Pak border has been asked to remain vigilant following the killing of Bhutto, a Home Ministry spokesman said.