CHANDIGARH: In the districts of Pathankot and Gurdaspur an alert has been sounded after the terror strike on an Army camp at Uri in Jammu and Kashmir that claimed the lives of 17 jawans. Police said, tight vigil is being maintained near key installations including the Pathankot Airforce base that had come under attack by militants earlier this year and near Indo-Pak border areas. Pathankot SSP Mr. Rakesh Kaushal said on Sunday that, “An alert has been sounded in border districts of Pathankot and Gurdaspur in light of the terror attack in Uri”. The Police said, Police patrolling has been strengthened near sensitive areas in and around the city and vehicles coming from and going towards Jammu are being thoroughly checked. “Security around Pathankot Air Force base has also been tightened,” the SSP said. “We have also increased the number of police checkpoints in and outer parts of the city to keep a check on anti—social elements,” he further said. Earlier this year, terrorists who had sneaked in from across the border had attacked Pathankot air base on the intervening night of January 1-2 while Dinanagar in Gurdaspur was targeted on July 27 last year.]]>
