Army chief Dalbir Singh visits Northern Command

“Gen Singh arrived at Northern Command headquarters on Saturday morning and chaired a high-level meeting to review the situation and operational preparedness in Jammu and Kashmir, including along the Line of Control,” a Defence official said. 

The surgical strike, seen as a reprisal for Uri terror attack, was planned and executed by the Northern Command.

The United States has strongly objected to threats of nuclear warfare made by Pakistan against India and has conveyed its displeasure in this regard.  

“We made that (American objection on nuclear threat) clear to them (Pakistan). Repeatedly,” a senior State Department official said. The official who spoke on condition of anonymity, however, would not reveal the level at which the message was conveyed to Pakistan.  

“It is very concerning. It is a serious thing,” the official said when asked about Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif’s assertions, twice in the last 15 days, that his country could use nuclear weapons against India.