Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday met Home Minister Rajnath Singh and discussed the prevailing situation in the State. During the 20-minute meeting, the Chief Minister briefed the Union Home Minister on the security situation in the Valley as well as along the border with Pakistan, which has been witnessing heavy cross- border firing and continuous attempts of infiltration by militants, said an MHA official.

The two leaders also discussed the ongoing peace initiatives being undertaken by the Centre's representative Dineshwar Sharma. On Monday, the General Officer Commanding of the Srinagar-based. Chinar Corps, lt Gen A K Bhatt, had said a large number of terrorists were waiting at launching pads across the line of Control (loC) to cross over into Kashmir and ceasefire violations by Pakistan are also an attempt to push infiltrators.

There were 515 infiltration incidents in Jammu and Kashmir in 2017 in which 75 militants were killed. In 2016, there were 454 cases of infiltration in which 45 militants were killed. In 2017, there were more than 860 ceasefire violations in the border areas.

And in January and February alone this year, more than 400 ceasefire violations by Pakistan have been reported, indicating the volatility at the borders and the increased tensions between the two neighbours. The Home Ministry has on Monday said it will reimburse all the funds spent by the Jammu and Kashmir government to pay compensation for losses to the victims of cross-border firing.