Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will visit Jammu and Kashmir on 20 September to review the security situation. Civilian areas near the international border are witnessing escalated shelling incidents by Pakistan Army.
On her maiden visit to the state, Defence Minister will take stock of the situation on the borders and also on the progress of “Operation All Out” that has been launched by Army in the Kashmir valley to eliminate active terrorist in the state.
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More than 150 militants, including top commanders of various terror outfits, have been killed by the security forces in the past few months.
She will be accompanied by the Army chief General Bipin Rawat. Sitharaman will visit Srinagar, Bhimber Gali (BG) sector in Poonch and Sunderbani in Rajouri, which are among the worst affected due to Pakistan shelling.
About 3000 civilians have migrated to safe places in the Rajouri district and have taken shelter in government schools.
Some soldiers of the Army and BSF have been killed in the forward posts due to sniper firing from Pakistan. The Indian troops were befittingly retaliating.
The Defence Minister is also expected to take stock of continuous shelling of civilian areas by Pakistan Rangers in the Jammu district. Arnia village in the district has been badly affected due to shelling.
Meanwhile, two women were among the six persons injured on Sunday as Pakistan Rangers indiscriminately fired mortars in the Arnia sector.
Police said that all injured persons have been shifted to hospital for treatment.
Pakistan Rangers resorted to shelling the civilian areas in Treva Arnia on Saturday evening and the192 Batallion of BSF was retailing effectively.
Pakistan is targeting the Arnia sector for the past three-days. A BSF jawan was killed and a civilian was injured last week. Three cattle heads perished on Saturday due to shelling by Pakistan.
