text: Government To Set Up Joint Operation Centre Of R&AW, IB And Police In Punjab To Strengthen Inter-Agency Cooperation
  by IANS - Oct 22, 2019 03:03 PM +05:30 IST
  Against the backdrop of Pakistan's concentrated effort to stoke terrorism in Punjab, India has decided to strengthen inter-agency cooperation by creating a joint counter operation centre of security agencies, including Punjab Police in the state, sources said on Tuesday (22 October).
  The Joint Counter Operation Centre will have representatives from National Investigation Agency (NIA), Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), apart from Punjab Police, to carry out anti-terror operations and prevent terror outfits from taking root in the state once more.
  Further, with the opening of the much-awaited Kartarpur Corridor on 9 November and a conspiracy by Pakistan's spy agency, ISI, to revive militancy in Punjab, the command centre will act as the nodal point for intelligence gathering, as well as operation command room.