New Delhi summons Pak High Commissioner to lodge protest over cross border infiltration

The External Affairs Ministry summoned acting Pakistan High Commissioner Haider Shah yesterday and lodged a strong protest over the cross border infiltration by a group of Pakistani nationals belonging to Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist organization in the intervening night of 16th and 17th of last month. 

The group carried out a brutal terror attack in the District Police Lines of Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir on 26th of last month resulting in the death of 8 Indian security personnel.In a press statement, the External Affairs Ministry in New Delhi said, Pakistan side was asked to investigate



into the incident of infiltration and take action to bring to justice the individuals and entities responsible for orchestrating the heinous attack. 

It said, DNA samples of the neutralized terrorists have been preserved and could be made available for investigations in Pakistan. 

They were also called upon to abide by their commitment not to allow its territory to be used for terrorism in any manner and take credible and effective action against the terrorist entities operating from its soil and to prevent cross border infiltration.