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Defence Minister George Fernandes on Sunday said the government is finalising a 'specific plan' to stamp out the Pakistan sponsored proxy war in Jammu and Kashmir.
Indicating tough measures against militants within a week after assuming the charge as defence minister, Fernandes said, "Various options have been discussed and we will zero-in on one of them very soon."
"I have discussed with senior army commanders as to how to give a greater momentum to our fight against Pakistan-exported terrorism in the state," Fernandes said after visiting forward most areas of the northern sector.
Asked whether this amounted to 'hot pursuit', Fernandes said, "Hot pursuit is not action specific and is only a general statement. What we have been discussing is specific action. Already steps in this direction have been taken and we hope to see the implementation of the specific action plan soon."
Refusing to divulge details of the plan, Fernandes said "We are not sticking to only one option. I have discussed the operations with senior army commanders and we will make things public soon."
He said the proxy war perpetrated by Pakistan has to be countered with a befitting reply.
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