Hours after Cabinet Committee on Security presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi empowered the Ministry of External Affairs to take steps to isolate Pakistan due to its involvement in Pulwama attack, Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale on Friday summoned Pakistan High Commissioner Sohail Mahmood.
Mr Mahmood was summed to the Ministry of External Affairs at 1400 hours and issued a “very strong demarche” in connection with the terrorist attack on Thursday.
“He (Foreign Secretary) conveyed that Pakistan must take immediate and verifiable action against the JeM and that it must immediately stop any groups or individuals associated with terrorism operating from its territories,” sources said.
Foreign Secretary also rejected the statement made by the Foreign Ministry of Pakistan on the incident on Thursday.
In its statement the Pakistan Foreign ministry went onto claim – “We have always condemned acts of violence anywhere in the world”.
“We strongly reject any insinuation by elements in the Indian media and government that seek to link the attack to Pakistan without investigations,” it had said.(UNI)
