Pulwama Terror Attack - India summons Pakistan envoy

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Over 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel died and many injured on Thursday after a terrorist attack at Awantipora in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district. Reportedly, this is the worst attack in Kashmir in almost 30 years.

Pulwama Terror Attack - India summons Pakistan envoy

Pakistan-based terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed triggered a car bomb on the Srinagar-Jammu highway. A Mahindra Scorpio, driven by one Adil Ahmad Dar alias "Waqas Commando" carrying more than 350 kg of explosives rammed into a bus carrying 39 personnel.

A day after the deadly attacks, India has summoned the Pakistan High Commissioner. Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale called Pakistan Envoy Sohail Mahmood to the Foreign Ministry office.