Pakistan Acting High Commissioner summoned and demarche made on cross border infiltration

The Acting High Commissioner of Pakistan Mr Haider Shah was called in today and a strong protest was lodged at the cross border infiltration of a group of Pakistan nationals belonging to Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist organization in the intervening night of 16/ 17 August who carried out a brutal terror attack in District Police Lines, Pulwama in the state of Jammu and Kashmir on 26 August resulting in the death of 8 Indian security personnel.

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 was stated that DNA samples of the neutralized terrorists have been preserved and could be made available for investigations in Pakistan.

Pakistan was called upon to abide by its commitment not to allow its territory or territories under its control 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.