Security checks have been intensified in Paltan Bazaar, a well-known market, following concerns about the unauthorised sale of military uniforms on Friday.
Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi is set to visit Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar on Friday to assess the security situation in the region following the recent terror attack in Pahalgam.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Agnimitra Paul on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to plan a "surgical strike against Pakistan's military, particularly targeting Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir," in retaliation for the Pahalgam terrorist attack.
Terrorists attacked tourists at Baisaran meadow in Pahalgam on Tuesday, killing 25 Indian nationals and one Nepali citizen while leaving several others injured, in one of the deadliest attacks in the valley since the 2019 Pulwama strike in which 40 CRPF jawans were killed.
"People of Pakistan should also raise their voice against such terrorism in their country so that their army and government are forced to stop such heinous acts," Mahli told ANI.
An Army jawan succumbed to injuries after an encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district, police said on Thursday.
Former Pentagon official Michael Rubin said Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir's speech "green lighted" the Pahalgam terror attack, calling for a firm response and blaming Pakistan's ISI for backing cross-border terrorism.
The Romeo Force of the Indian Army and the Special Operations Group (SOG) continued their joint operation on Thursday for the 10th consecutive day in the forest area of Lasana in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch to trace terrorists believed to be hiding in the region.
Following the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Michael Rubin, a former Pentagon official and senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, has called for the United States to officially label Pakistan as a state sponsor of terrorism. He also pointed to Pakistan's Army Chief, Asim Munir