Army Chief visiting JK’s forward areas today, likely to review security

Nww Delhu/July,28: Army chief General Bipin Rawat will forward areas in Jammu and Kashmir today (Friday) to visit forward positions on the Line of Control (LoC), Defence Ministry officials said.

General Rawat would also chair a security review meeting here.

“After chairing the security review meeting, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) is likely to visit some forward locations on the LoC in Poonch and Rajouri districts,” the officials said.

The Indian and Pakistani Army have been engaging each other in frequent firing exchanges on the LoC in these two districts.