Jammu and Kashmir UT was visited by 20 foreign envoys, including those from the EU and Africa, days after New Delhi restored 4G internet in the region for the first time since August 2019. India's diplomatic reach to assuage concerns about the region comes amid repeated criticism by Islamabad over the human rights situation there.
Indian security agencies on Wednesday morning found a suspicious object on the highway near Manjankote in the city of Rajouri, prompting them to call in the bomb disposal squad and halt motor vehicle traffic.
Nisar Khoja, a Sub-Divisional Police Officer in Manjakote, informed reporters that an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) had been planted on the highway.
The police official said that the security agencies had launched a manhunt in the community to track down militants who could have been behind the thwarted terrorist operation.
The development comes as envoys from 20 countries, including those from the EU and Africa, landed at Srinagar Airport at around 9:30 AM in the morning.
During their two-day visit, foreign envoys will be taking stock of the overall security and human rights situation in Jammu and Kashmir. They will be meeting civil society representatives and other locals, in a bid to gauge the overall mood in the region.
The envoys are expected to be in Jammu and Kashmir's capital city Srinagar on 17 February, before making their way to Jammu, the biggest city in the state, on 18 February.
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