ISLAMABAD – High Alert has been issued for Indian Air Force Bases inOccupied Kashmir and along Pakistani borders.
Indian Air Force bases in and around Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab have beenput on alert after inputs warned of a possible Jaish-e-Mohammed suicideattack on Indian troops. The security has been heightened at air forcebases in Amritsar and Pathankot in Punjab and Srinagar in Jammu andKashmir, India Today has reported.
According to top sources, intelligence agencies have issued warning againsta module of eight to 10 terrorists who may try to carry out a suicideattack against air bases in and around areas of Jammu and Kashmir.
An orange alert has also been sounded for Srinagar, Avantipur, Jammu,Pathankot and Hindan airbases bases after the monitoring of the terrorists’movements by the intelligence agencies.
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The orange alert is the second-highest level of alert second only to Redalert which, if issued, would entail closing of schools and restriction onmovements in airbases.
Senior officers are reviewing security arrangements round-the-clock totackle the threat, sources said.
