White Knight Corps GOC reviews operational preparedness
Jammu Tawi, Feb 13 :
Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Pratik Sharma has reviewed security measures aimed at strengthening the counter-terrorism framework at a joint meeting in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district, officials said on Friday.
The Army commander chaired the weekly joint control centres’ meeting in virtual mode on Thursday, the Northern Command headquarters said on X.
In addition to the senior military leadership, the meeting was attended by senior officials of the police, CRPF and other stakeholders from the Srinagar and Jammu divisions.
“Discussions focused on intelligence sharing, boosting joint readiness, refining inter-agency synergy and further strengthening the counter-terrorism framework,” it said.
The meeting assumes significance in the wake of multiple joint operations underway in various areas across the Union Territory and inputs concerning threat perception.
The General Officer Commanding of White Knight Corps, Lieutenant General P K Mishra, on Friday visited the forward areas along the Line of Control in the Pallanwala sector of Jammu and Kashmir to review the security landscape and operational preparedness of troops.
“In the forward reaches of Pallanwala and Rajouri, the GOC White Knight Corps, alongside the GOC Cross Swords Division and GOC Romeo Force, reviewed the security landscape and operational preparedness along the Line of Control and the counter-terrorism grid,” the White Knight Corps said on X.
Stating that soldiers stand resolute, alert, prepared and battle-ready at all times amid unforgiving terrain, the Army said, “We Serve, We Protect.”
On Thursday, the GOC visited the forward areas along the LoC in Rajouri district, and asked the troops to maintain relentless vigil and professional excellence to meet emerging threats, the Army said.
The GOC interacted with the troops deployed on the LoC at Naushera sector, where he was apprised of their high state of readiness, intensive training regimen and enhanced measures to sharpen surveillance, precision engagement and combat effectiveness, the Army said.
