U'khand govt hails surgical strikes by Army in POK

Dehradun, Sept 30: The Uttarakhand government today hailed the surgical strikes by the Army on terror launchpads in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir and congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the bold offensive.

A Cabinet meeting was chaired by Chief Minister Harish Rawat at Bijapur guest house where members saluted the security forces for their show of valour across the LoC.

"By carrying out surgical strikes on terror launchpads in POK, the Indian army has dealt a huge blow to terrorism. Entire Uttarakhand today salutes our forces," Rawat told reporters after the Cabinet meeting.

He congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the bold offensive and hoped such steps will continue in future.

PTI