Pakistan calls back its High Commissioner from India for consultation amid tension over Pulwama attack
| 18-Feb-2019 |
Pakistan's ambassador to India, Sohail Mahmood
Pakistan has called back its High Commissioner to Indian for consultation amid rising tension between India and Pakistan over the involvement of the latter in a terrorist attack on CRPF convey, in which over 40 soldiers were martyred on Thursday. Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad Faisal twitted, "We have called back our High Commissioner in India for consultations. He left New Delhi this morning".
India protested strongly against Pulwama attack and took some decisive action
Pakistan High Commissioner to India Sohail Mahmood was summoned on Friday in New Delhi by Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale to lodge a strong protest against the ghastly terrorist attack on India. Before Pakistan, India called its High Commissioner to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria to New Delhi for consultation in regard to the Pulwama terrorist attack. The responsibility of the ‘fidayeen’ attack was taken by Jaish-e-Mohammad. In a strong message to Pakistan and taking firm and decisive action, India has already removed the status of Most Favoured Nation (MFN) for Pakistan and the import duty has been increased to around 200%. Apart from this, India has also opened diplomatic channels to isolate Pakistan at international forums.
Jaish terrorist killed today morning by security forces
In a joint operation of Rashtriya Rifles (RR), Special Operations Group (SOG) of the state police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), security forces have eliminated Jaish top commander and mastermind of Pulwama attack Rashid Gazi. Also, India has vowed to take concrete steps for elimination of terrorism from its soil.
