Amit Shah to chair J&K security review meeting on Thursday

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday lauded the steps taken by the Jammu and Kashmir administration and security agencies after the Pahalgam terror attack, saying these had helped strengthen the overall security scenario in the Union Territory.

Mr. Shah chaired a high-level meeting to review the security situation in J&K. The meeting was attended by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and other senior officials.

On April 22, 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed in South Kashmir’s Pahalgam in an attack by three Pakistani terrorists, who were subsequently killed in an operation on July 28.