Pathankot-Jammu highway sealed, city on high alert

Extraordinary security precautions were taken in Jammu on Saturday after sealing the Pathankot-Jammu national highway following terror attacks in neighbouring Punjab.

“A high alert has been sounded in Kathua district and entry into the state from neighbouring Punjab at Lakhanpur is being monitored and checked", said a senior police officer in winter capital Jammu.

“Border Security Force troops guarding the international border and the army guarding the Line of Control in Jammu, Samba and Kathua districts have been cautioned to maintain extra vigil on the border,” the official added.

After news about the terror attack near Pathankot Air Force station in Punjab spread in Kathua, Samba and Jammu districts very few vehicles ventured on the Jammu-Pathankot highway in the morning.

In the past, terrorists have used the highway high jacking vehicles to carry out attacks on civilians and the security forces.