Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan on Tuesday after the deadliest terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam.

Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi, Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi and Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh were also present during the meeting.     

The meeting came a day after the Chief of Defence Staff Anil Chauhan briefed the Defence Minister on some decisions following the terror attack, which resulted in the loss of 26 lives.

The government has stated that the terrorists responsible for the terror attack and the conspirators behind it will face severe punishment. 

The government had convened an all-party meeting after the Pahalgam terror attack and Opposition parties have also expressed their full support for any action taken by the government against the perpetrators of the terror attack.   

The government has also decleared a series of measures,  including suspention of the Indus Water Treaty, to send a strong message to Pakistan for its support to cross-border terrorism.

(With ANI inputs_