Banned terrorist organisation, allegedly backed by Pakistan, Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) has claimed responsibility for the attack in the Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district. India has called its High Commissioner in Pakistan Ajai Bisaria to Delhi for consultations,

At least 41 security personnel were martyred after Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists targeted a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy with a car bomb in Awantipora in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, in one of the worst attack on security forces in the state ever. In a stern message to isolate Pakistan globally, India announced its decision to withdraw the 'Most Favoured Nation' status granted to Pakistan.

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The dastardly attack was strongly condemned by the Indian government, with Prime Minister on Friday pledging that perpetrators of the cowardly attack will "pay a heavy price for it."  Meanwhile, Home Minister Rajnath Singh has arrived in Srinagar. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in an official statement accused Pakistan for the attack and added that the JeM founder Maulana Masood Azhar had been "given the freedom to target India."  The international community, including the US, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Russia, and Bangladesh condemned the dastardly attack on Indian security personnel.

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Notably, even as it condemned the Pulwama attack, Pakistan denied any involvement in it and said, "We strongly reject any insinuation by Indian media and government that seek to link the attack to Pakistan without investigations."