Centre calls meeting of CMs of border states

NEW DELHI: The Centre has convened a meeting of chief ministers of four states, whose boundaries touch Pakistan, in the wake of continuing tension along the international border.

The two-day meeting to be held on October 6-7 in Jaisalmer will review the security situation along the Indo-Pak border amid the ongoing hostilities between the two countries after the attack on an army camp in Uri and a retaliatory surgical strike on terror launch pads in PoK by the army.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh will chair the meeting while chief ministers of Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Jammu and Kashmir will participate with their top civil and police officials, official sources said.

The meeting is being called apparently to bring a synergy among the state police forces and Border Security Force, which guards the Indo-Pak border. (AGENCIES)