Army Chief General Dwivedi heads to Srinagar to assess security after Pahalgam terror attack

Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi is set to visit Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar on Friday to assess the security situation in the region following the recent terror attack in Pahalgam. “Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi will depart for Srinagar and Udhampur shortly,” defence officials said on Friday.

According to the officials, the Army Chief is scheduled to meet senior army commanders deployed in the Kashmir Valley, along with officials from other security agencies.

He will review the ongoing security situation in the valley and the attempts by the Pakistan Army to violate the ceasefire along the Line of Control.

As many as 26 people were killed in a terrorist attack on tourists in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, on April 22.

The incident has sparked nationwide outrage, with widespread protests erupting across the country, demanding stricter action against Pakistan over the Pahalgam attack.

Following the terror attack, the central government announced several diplomatic measures, including the closure of the Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Attari, the suspension of the SAARC Visa Exemption Scheme (SVES) for Pakistani nationals—giving them 40 hours to return to their country—and a reduction in the number of officers in the High Commissions on both sides.

India has also suspended the Indus Waters Treaty, signed in 1960, in response to the Pahalgam attack.