New Delhi: India on Friday summoned Pakistan’s top envoy and lodged strong protest over the killing of nearly 40 CRPF soldiers in the Pulwama terror attack carried out by Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM).
JeM has claimed responsibility for the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday that left at least 40 CRPF soldiers dead and five others critically wounded.
Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale summoned Pakistan High Commissioner to India Sohail Mahmood and lodged strong protest over the killing of the CRPF soldiers in Pulwama, official sources said.
Earlier in the day, Union minister Arun Jaitley announced that India has revoked the most favoured nation (MFN) status to Pakistan.
The announcement came after the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Jaitley said, “The MFN status given to Pakistan stands withdrawn”, adding that India has decided to “completely isolate” Pakistan diplomatically.
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