Islamabad: On Thursday, Pakistan government said the attack on a CRPF convoy in Awantipora region in Pulwama is a 'matter of grave concern' but asked the Indian government not to link Islamabad with the attack without a probe. Pakistan government said in a statement "We strongly reject any insinuation by Indian media and government that seek to link the attack to Pakistan without investigations,".The statement added "It is a matter of grave concern,".
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in a statement on blamed the Pakistan government for providing "full freedom" to the dreaded terrorist Masood Azhar-led organisation to carry out and expand its operations in Pakistan and target India with full impunity. The government also demanded the international community to take steps to support the proposal to list terrorists, including JeM Chief Masood Azhar, as a designated terrorist and to ban terrorist organisations operating from territories controlled by Pakistan. It is to be noted that China has repeatedly blocked India's efforts in the UN to list Azhar as a global terrorist.
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One of the buses in the 78-vehicle Central Reserve Police Forces (CRPF) convoy that was plying on the Jammu-Srinagar highway was hit by an explosive-laden Scorpio car driven by a JeM terrorist on Thursday. As many as 39 personnel were killed in the attack and 40 more are believed to be injured.
