Pathankot-Jammu highway on high alert after Punjab terror attack

January 02, 2016 09:43

A high alert was sounded on the Pathankot-Jammu national highway after the terror attack in neighbouring Punjab. "A high alert has been sounded in Kathua district and entry into the state from neighbouring Punjab at Lakhanpur is being monitored and checked," said a senior police officer in winter capital Jammu.

Defence sources said the army has been moved out on the highway to ensure no militant was able to sneak into Jammu and Kahsmir. "There is a general alert on the international border in Kathua district and Border Security Force troops guarding the IB have been ordered to be extra vigilant," the officer confirmed.

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