Advani, Jaswant to visit Kashmir

By Our Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI, MAY 14. The Union Home Minister, Mr. L.K. Advani and the Defence Minister, Mr. Jaswant Singh, will visit Srinagar on May 19 to attend a meeting of the Unified Command Headquarters to undertake a comprehensive review of the prevailing security situation in the State.

Government sources said the Ministers were invited by the Chief Minister, Dr. Farooq Abdullah. During the day-long visit, they would speak to the top commanders of the security forces to get their assessment of the situation as the valley is already in the grip of summer when mountain passes are open and infiltration from across the border is suspected to be on the higher side.

Their visit comes barely 10 days ahead of the scheduled expiry of the ceasefire. The Centre's designated interlocutor on Kashmir, Mr. K.C. Pant, is also scheduled to pay a visit within the next few days. Mr. Pant has accepted an invitation to visit Srinagar from the Awami National Conference (ANC) of the former Chief Minister, Mr. G.M. Shah.

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