PM Modi meets military chiefs to review security after surgical strikes

November 08, 2016 16:30

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was briefed today by the military chiefs on the situation along the border and the preparedness of the armed forces amid ceasefire violations after the surgical strikes in September.

Sources in the Prime Minister's Office say it is a routine meeting and takes place in regular intervals. The chiefs, they said, briefed the prime minister on the situation along the western border.

On September 29, the Indian Army conducted surgical strikes on terror camps in in Pakistan occupied Kashmir.

The strikes were seen as retaliation after Pakistani terrorists attacked an army base in Kashmir's Uri, killing 19 soldiers.

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