MEA summons Pak envoy, demands verifiable action against JeM

February 15, 2019 14:40

Pakistan High Commissioner to India Sohail Mahmood was summoned by Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale at the External Affairs ministry this afternoon in the aftermath of the terrible attack on CRPF forces by the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohamed group. The MEA issued a very strong demarche and conveyed that Pakistan must take immediate and verifiable action against the JEM and that it must immediately stop groups or individuals associated with terrorism operating from its territories. He also rejected the Foreign Ministry of Pakistan statement yesterday.

Pakistan on Thursday said the terrorist attack in south Kashmir's Pulwama district, in which nearly 40 paramilitary personnel were killed, is "a matter of grave concern" and strongly rejected allegations of the country's link to the strike.

Meanwhile, PM Modi who is in Jhansi, at a rally said, "Conspirators of the Pulwama attack will be punished. Our neighbouring country has forgotten that this is a new India. Pakistan is going through an economic crisis; Pakistan is roaming around with its begging bowl but its not getting help from the world."

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