Pulwama Attack: India summons Pakistan envoy, strongly condemns blast which killed 40 soldiers, issues demarche

After the dastardly attack on the CRPF convoy which killed 40 soldiers, India has summoned the Pakistan High Commissioner and issued a strong demarche to immediately act upon Jaish-e-Mohammad.

Pakistan High Commissioner to India Sohail Mahmood was today summoned by the Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale and has been asked to take immediate action against the terrorist group Jaish, which is being headed by Masood Azhar.

According to news agency ANI, Foreign Secretary has conveyed that “Pakistan must take immediate and verifiable action against JEM and that it must immediately stop groups or individuals associated with terrorism operating from its territories. He also rejected Foreign Ministry of Pakistan statement of yesterday.”

Earlier, India had withdrawn the ‘Most Favored Nation’ status from Pakistan after holding a CCS meet today.

Today, PM Narendra Modi while addressing the public in Jhansi over the Pulwama attack said, “Our neighbours' intentions will be given a befitting reply by the people of India. All major world powers are standing with us&supporting us. The messages I have received show that they are not only sad, they are angry too. Everyone is in favour of ending terrorism.”

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