Holding Pak responsible for terror not sufficient, need to go for self-introspection: Jitendra Singh
New Indian ExpressKATHUA: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday said holding only Pakistan responsible for the recent spike in terror activities in Jammu and Kashmir is not sufficient as he called for self-introspection to end illegal activities, which benefit terrorism in the Union Territory. He said the government is implementing a new strategy, which includes deployment of army in the higher reaches to ensure that peace is restored within one week in Kathua, where five army personnel were killed and an equal number injured in an ambush by the terrorists on July 8. The terrorists carried out five attacks within a span of 30 days from June 9 in Reasi, Doda and Kathua districts in the otherwise peaceful Jammu region, killing 15 persons, including seven pilgrims and six security personnel and leaving many others injured. He said drug trafficking, illegal mining, bovine smuggling along with the emerging new fashion of encroaching government and poor man's land is a vicious cycle which somewhat facilitates terrorism and gives a bad name to Kathua.