Pulwama: India withdraws Most Favoured Nation Status of Pakistan
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IBNS): Acting tough on the Pulwama attack which left at least 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans martyred a day ago, India on Friday scrapped Pakistan's Most Favoured Nation Status and also said it will initiate steps to isolate Pakistan.
After concluding the Cabinet Panel meeting, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said: "We will isolate Pakistan."
Warning the neighbouring country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said: "Pakistan has done a big blunder. They will have to pay a huge price. Whoever is guilty will get punishment."
He also urged all political parties to be united by shedding their differences.
"India is one and lets fight it together," the Prime Minister said.
What had happened?
Official sources told UNI that militants rammed an IED-laden vehicle into a vehicle carrying CRPF at Goripora, Awantipora on Thursday afternoon.
According to reports, the vehicle used by the terrorists was a Mahindra Scorpio and it carried more than 350 kg of explosives.
The attack left 14 CRPF jawans injured.
Pak-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) has claimed its responsibility behind the attack.
The ‘Fidayeen' (who carried out the suicide attack) has been identified as Adil Ahmad, a resident of Kakapora in Pulwama.
India blames Pakistan:
India on Thursday said it strongly condemned "the cowardly terrorist attack on our brave security forces in Pulwama, Jammu & Kashmir earlier today" by Pakistan based terrorists claiming the lives of over 40 CRPF personnel.
"This heinous and despicable act has been perpetrated by Jaish-e-Mohammed, a Pakistan-based and supported terrorist organisation proscribed by the United Nations and other countries. This terror group is led by the international terrorist Masood Azhar, who has been given full freedom by Government of Pakistan to operate and expand his terror infrastructure in territories under the control of Pakistan and to carry out attacks in India and elsewhere with impunity," said India's Ministry of External Affairs in a statement.
"The Government of India is firmly and resolutely committed to take all necessary measures to safeguard national security. We are equally resolved to fight against the menace of terrorism. We demand that Pakistan stop supporting terrorists and terror groups operating from their territory and dismantle the infrastructure operated by terrorist outfits to launch attacks in other countries," it said.
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