PM meets military chiefs; reviews security situation along LoC

Amid continuing Pakistani shelling along the Line of Control across Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday reviewed the security situation with Chiefs of Army, Navy and Vice-Chief of Air Force, news agencies reported, adding that national security adviser Ajit Doval was also present at the meeting.

During the meeting, the Prime Minister is understood to have taken stock of the situation along the Line of Control (LoC) and International Border where Pakistan has been regularly shelling military posts as well as civilian areas.

Army Chief Gen. Dalbir Singh Suhag is believed to have briefed Modi on the situation and how the forces are handling the Pakistani provocation. Among the issue discussed was Pakistan’s reported shifting of its focus on heavy firing and shelling from the international border to the LoC.

The meeting came on a day when one more jawan was killed in Pakistani shelling in Jammu and Kashmir.

Later in the day, home minister Rajnath Singh, defence minister Manohar Parrikar, finance minister Arun Jaitley and NSA Doval also met for about an hour to take stock of the security situation in the country, especially along the Indo-Pak border where senior officials briefed them.

A detailed presentation about the overall security situation in the country was presented before the meeting, sources said.