PULWAMA ATTACK
Pulwama Attack
14 February was day of love but it bring deserter
to Indian army, On 14 February
2019, a convoy of vehicles carrying security personnel on the Jammu Srinanagra highway was
attacked by a vehicle-borne suicide bomber at Lethpore (near ) in the Pulwama distrit, Jammu
and Kashmir, India. The attack resulted in the deaths
of 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)[personnel and the attacker. The responsibility for the attack was
claimed by the Pakistan-based Islamist militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed. A
Jaish-e-Mohammed member named Adil Ahmad Dar, a Kashmiri local, was identified
as the attacker
Since 2015,
Pakistan-based militants in Kashmir have increasingly took to high-profile
suicide attacks against the Indian security forces. In July 2015, three
gunmen attacked a
bus, and police station in Gurdaspur. Early in 2016, four to six gunmen attacked the Pathankot Air Force Station. In February
and June 2016, the militants killed nine
and eight security personnel respectively in Pampore. In September 2016, four assailants attacked an Indian Army brigade headquarters in Uri killing
19 soldiers. On 31 December 2017, the Commando Training Centre at Lethpora was
also attacked by militants killing five security personnel. These attacks took
place in the vicinity of the Jammu Srinagar National Highway
Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned the
attack and expressed solidarity with the victims and their families. Union Home
Minister Rajnath Singh assured that a strong response will be given to the
terror attack. India blamed Pakistan for the attack.BBC News has said that the
involvement of the Jaish-e-Mohammed in the bombing "directly links"
Pakistan to the attack. It is widely accepted among security analysts that
Jaish-e-Mohammed is the creation of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence, which continues
to provide it backing.
The Indian
finance minister Arun Jaitley has said that India would completely isolate Pakistan in
the diplomatic community.Indian broadcaster DSport said it would no longer broadcast Pakistan Super League
cricket matches. The All Indian Cine Workers Association announced a total
ban on Pakistani actors and artists in the Indian Film industry, and stated
that strong action would be taken on any organisation violating the same.
Pakistan
denied the allegation of a link to the attack. Fawad Chaudhry, Pakistan's Federal
Information Minister, said that Pakistan was taking action against
Jaish-e-Muhammad and that Pakistan would be able to assist India in taking
action against terrorist groups. The Nation a Pakistani newspaper, called the assailant a "freedom
fighter" who eliminated members of an "occupying force". Pakistan
and India both recalled their ambassadors to each other for
"consultations" in a tit-for-tat move.
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