Tribune News Service

Jammu, October 18

Lt Gen Paramjit Singh, General Officer Commanding, White Knight Corps, visited the Surankote sector and the Counter Insurgency Force (Romeo) at Palma on Thursday.

During the visit to the Counter Insurgency Force headquarters, The General was briefed on the prevailing the security situation and the conduct of the recently held urban local bodies elections in the region and the forthcoming panchayat polls.

He was also briefed on the actions being taken to ensure a robust counter-terrorist grid to enable continued peace and stability in the region.

The General complimented the troops for ensuring the situation remains stable and lauded the local population, especially the Gujjar abd Bakerwal community, for their support in bringing peace to the region. He appreciated the civil administration and other security forces for their synergised efforts, which resulted in the successful conduct of the urban local bodies elections.

The General also interacted with soldiers and complimented them for displaying high standard of professionalism. He was appreciative of the measures and the standard operating procedures instituted by the units and formations in their area of responsibility and for the conduct of operations without causing inconvenience to the locals.