IMPHAL: The decision to carry out cross-LoC surgical strikes last September was taken at an emergency meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi soon after terrorists attacked Uri army camp, Home Minister Rajnath Singh revealed today. A firm decision was taken that a surgical strike will be carried out," Singh said here.Indian Special Forces carried out surgical strikes on seven terror launchpads along the LoC in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on the intervening night of September 28 and 29. The Army had said "significant casualties" were inflicted on the terrorists and their supporters in the strikes.The surgical strikes were carried out 11 days after the terror attack on the army camp in Uri in Kashmir. "In September 2014, I came to know that five people were killed in firing from across the LoC. He told me that BSF had shown white flag 16 times to communicate that BSF wants a dialogue.

Source: Economic Times February 19, 2017 14:03 UTC