In Jammu and Kashmir, the Border Security Force (BSF) and police today launched a joint search operation to monitor suspicious activities in border areas of Samba district. Akashvani Jammu Correspondent reports that the search operation comes in the backdrop of spate of terror attacks in the Kashmir valley. The joint search operation by the BSF and police is being conducted in the border areas of the Ramgarh sector with security forces scanning several sensitive locations, including some forest belts along the International Border.

The purpose of this operation is to monitor suspicious activities in border areas and strengthen security. Meanwhile, the district magistrate of Samba has ordered a complete ban on the sale or use of all kinds of firecrackers within two kilometers of the International Border in Samba district. This order shall come into effect immediately and will remain in force for a period of two months from the date of issuance, unless withdrawn or rescinded earlier