Shimla, April 24 -- The Himachal Pradesh Police has intensified security measures across the state, especially in Chamba and Kangra districts which borders Jammu and Kashmir, following the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 tourists. The state government has issued a high alert.

Terming the attack "cowardly act", chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday instructed all police officers to keep a special watch on the state's borders.

The CM said, "When such incidents happen, there is definitely an alert. I have told police personnel to intensify their activities on the borders adjoining Jammu and Kashmir."

Sukhu strongly condemned the terrorist attack and said, "Such incidents were not acceptable in the civilized society and ...