On Thursday, at least 44 Jawans of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were martyred in a terror attack in Jammu and KashmirĄ¯s Pulwama district. Acting swiftly on cross-border terrorism, India, on Friday withdrew the 'Most Favoured Nation' (MFN) status to Pakistan.?
Senior cabinet minister Arun Jaitley said that the Ministry of External Affairs will launch an all-out effort to isolate Pakistan for arranging the shameful attack on the CRPF personnel.
In the worst-ever terror attack in J&K, a suicide bomber, recognised bomber Adil Ahmad Dar, rammed his explosive-laden Scorpio SUV into a CRPF bus. The bus was ferrying over 40 soldiers and was part of a convoy of over 70 vehicles with 2,547 CRPF personnel, moving from Jammu to Srinagar.
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Dar has been recognised as a 20-year-old local resident from south KashmirĄ¯s Pulwama district.
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Ą°The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) will initiate all possible diplomatic steps which are to be taken to ensure the complete isolation from the international community of Pakistan of which incontrovertible is available of having a direct hand in this act,Ąą Jaitley said.
PM Modi said those who committed the heinous act will pay Ą°a heavy priceĄą. Ą°Those who did the heinous act will have to pay a heavy price. Those who supported it will definitely be punishment. To all my colleagues, in ruling and Opposition, itĄ¯s a sensitive time. We need to speak in one voice because this battle is for us to win,Ąą Modi said.