Pakistan has taken too much of a chance with Pulwama - with the wrong government in India, and at the wrong time
A day after Pulwama terror attack, India withdraws MFN status to Pakistan, holds meeting with P-5 envoys
'Such people are playing with the people of Jammu and Kashmir and the future of the state's youth', said Rajnath Singh
Revoking the MFN status India granted to Pakistan back in 1996 has been argued as a plausible way of sending a strong message to the country.
Security forces given full freedom, says PM Modi after Cabinet Committee on Security meet over Pulwama terror attack
The attack in Pulwama has prompted the CRPF to tweak the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the movement of its convoys in the future
Pakistan-based terror group JeM has claimed responsibility for the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on Thursday that left 40 CRPF soldiers dead and five critically wounded
Granting Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to Pakistan has helped India more than Pakistan over the years
The youths were detained from Pulwama and Awantipora during the night on suspicion of links with the planning of the suicide attack
He also spoke with Home Minister Rajnath Singh and other top officials in the wake of the attack which left 30 CRPF personnel dead
The Jaish-e-Mohammed has claimed responsibility for the incident. The casualties are likely to go up
More than 2,500 Central Reserve Police Force personnel were travelling in the convoy of 78 vehicles when they were ambushed on the Srinagar-Jammu highway at Latoomode in Awantipora
Home Minister Rajnath Singh Thursday spoke to Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik and took stock of the situation in the state after the deadly attack on a CRPF convoy by terrorists, officials said. He also cancelled all his political engagements in Bihar Friday and is likely to visit Jammu and Kashmir. He called up the governor, who apprised him about the prevailing situation in the state. Singh also spoke to Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba and Director General of CRPF R R Bhatnagar and gave them necessary instructions, a home ministry official said. The ministry is also closely monitoring the situation. In a tweet, Singh said, "Today's dastardly attack on CRPF in Pulwama (J&K) is extremely painful and disturbing. I bow to each and every CRPF jawan who has sacrificed his life in service to the nation. I pray for the speedy recovery of the injured." At least 30 CRPF personnel were killed in Pulwama district when a Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist rammed an explosives-laden ...
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The explosive used in the attack was so strong that the blast was heard from 10-12 km away, including some parts of Srinagar adjoining the Pulwama district
The Cabinet Committee on Security is headed by the prime minister, defence minister, home minister, external affairs minister and the finance minister
Despite the early warning, the CRPF allowed its 78-vehicle convoy carrying 2,547 security personnel to go from the transit camp in Jammu to Srinagar -- a 270-km stretch
At least 39 CRPF personnel were killed on Thursday in one of the deadliest terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir
Sangh Parivar demands retaliatory action; intense pressure on social media platforms for government to avenge the attack
The decision was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday morning