Pahalgam Terror Attack: PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday gave a free hand to the three forces to deal with terrorism. According to news agency PTI, the PM said, “It is our national resolve to give a befitting blow to terrorism. We have full faith in the professional capabilities of the Indian armed forces. The army should decide the method, target and time of action against terrorism.”
The PM said this on Tuesday in a high level meeting with the chiefs of the three armies, NSA Ajit Doval, CDS Anil Chauhan. This meeting lasted for more than one and a half hours. According to sources, Home Minister Amit Shah and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat reached the PM residence half an hour after this meeting.
On April 22, 26 tourists were killed in a terrorist attack in Pahalgam’s Baisaran Valley. While more than 10 people were injured.
Pahalgam Terror Attack: PM Modi gave free hand to the Army
According to sources, many big decisions were taken in this meeting which lasted for about one and a half hours. PM Modi has given a free hand to the army. He said that it is our firm national resolve to give a befitting reply to terrorism. He expressed full faith in the professional capabilities of the Indian armed forces. PM Modi said that the armed forces have a free hand to take operational decisions like what should be the method of our retaliation, what should be its targets and what should be its timing.
The PM had said that terrorists would be given severe punishment
The terrorist attack on April 22 at Baisaran, a popular tourist spot in Pahalgam, killed 26 people, most of them tourists. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for pursuing the terrorists involved in the attack and their masters to the ends of the earth and giving them the harshest punishment beyond their imagination.
Pahalgam terrorists will be held accountable
The Prime Minister’s harsh comments and his government’s tough stand on national security issues have raised expectations of retaliation from India. After the Pahalgam attack, India has taken several steps against Pakistan, including suspending the Indus Water Treaty with the neighbouring country.
After the Pahalgam attack, the armed forces have been put on high alert, with specific units along the Line of Control and the International Border put in operational readiness mode. Surveillance drones, satellite imagery and electronic intercepts are closely monitoring terror launchpads in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK).
Pahalgam Terror Attack: Two High-Level Meetings on Tuesday
1. On Tuesday, the Prime Minister held a high-level meeting with the chiefs of the three armed forces, NSA Ajit Doval, and CDS Anil Chauhan. In this meeting, the PM gave the three services full freedom to give a strong response to terrorism.
2. The second high-level meeting was chaired by Home Minister Amit Shah, attended by senior officials from the National Security Guard (NSG), Border Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).
Pahalgam Terror Attack: Three High-Level Meetings on Wednesday
1. A meeting of the CCS (Cabinet Committee on Security) will be held at the Prime Minister’s residence at 11:00 AM.
2. Members of the CCEA (Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs) will also meet.
3. A cabinet meeting will be held under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister. The time for this meeting is not yet fixed, but all three meetings will be held one after the other.
Pahalgam Terror Attack: 6 big updates today
India on Tuesday blocked the X handle of Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif. After the Pahalgam attack, a video of Khawaja Asif went viral in which he admitted that Pakistan has been funding terrorist organizations for a long time.
Intelligence agencies today gave important information about the Pahalgam attack. Intelligence agency sources said that the mastermind of the attack is Pakistan’s former SSG commander Hashim Musa. Musa is currently working for Lashkar-e-Taiba.
NIA recreated the scene of terrorist attack in Baisaran Valley of Pahalgam.
104 Pakistani citizens were sent back from Attari-Wagah border.
Maharashtra government announced to give Rs 50 lakh and a job to the dependents of the deceased.
Pakistani hackers hacked the education department website in Rajasthan and wrote- the next attack will be through technology.
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