A 27-member delegation of European MPs reached Srinagar on Tuesday to assess the ground situation in Kashmir after the government gave permission for the "unofficial" visit. The EU parliamentary delegation, comprising of MPs from the UK, Poland, France, and other countries will interact with locals in Kashmir valley to get a first-hand understanding of the situation over there.
Soon after landing in Srinagar, the Jammu and Kashmir administration and police personnel briefed them about all precautionary measures they are required to follow during their inspection of the Valley.
This is the first foreign delegation that has been allowed to visit Kashmir after the government scrapped Article 370 in August. Though unofficial, the government hopes that the EU delegation visit will help it shed heat after being criticized by a number of foreign leaders, including US lawmakers, for imposing restrictions on locals in Kashmir.
Speaking to the delegation earlier, NSA Ajit Doval said there normalcy has returned to most parts of the Valley and rejected Pakistan's narrative on Kashmir.
EU delegation briefed about Pak-backed terror
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According to army sources, the EU delegation was briefed by the army about Pakistan's role in fueling terror in Kashmir. The briefing was held at 15 Corps Headquarters in Srinagar today.
In the meeting with European Union MPs, security forces including army briefed them about the role of Pakistan in fuelling terrorism in the Kashmir Valley and the role of the Pakistani army in pushing terrorists into India.
In a similar briefing in New Delhi, defense attaches from various countries were briefed by the security forces about the Pak-sponsored terror in the Kashmir region since the abrogation of Article 370.