Pahalgam Terror Attack LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh in the aftermath of the Pahalgam attack that left 26 dead. The meeting comes only a day after the Prime Minister met Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh and two days after meeting with Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi, Chief of the Naval Staff.
The Central government has asked several states to conduct a drill on May 7 (Wednesday) to test wartime standard operating procedures (SOP) and measures to strengthen defence mechanisms, top sources told CNN-News18. Border states such as Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), Punjab, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat are among those that have been asked to carry out the drill.
PM Modi has vowed strict action against the terrorists and assured justice to the victims of the attack. He has also been holding several high-level meetings in the wake of the attack.
The UN Security Council began closed-door consultations on the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan after Islamabad raked up the issue. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres condemned the attack and urged both countries to avoid a military confrontation that “could easily spin out of control”.
India on Saturday imposed a ban on the import of goods coming from or transiting through Pakistan and also the entry of Pakistani ships into its ports, even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the country is committed to taking “firm and decisive” action against terrorists and their backers.
