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Pulwama aftermath: Pakistan recalls envoy for 'consultations', follows India's footsteps
18 Feb 2019
Days after India recalled its ambassador from Islamabad for consultations after the Pulwama attack, Pakistan did the same on Monday.
Sohail Mehmood, Pakistan's ambassador to India, took a flight back home earlier today, a statement from the foreign office revealed.
"We have called back our High Commissioner in India for consultations," tweeted Dr. Mohammad Faisal, the official spokesperson of Pakistan's foreign office.
Here's more.
Earlier, India summoned Mehmood to criticize Pulwama attack
What happened
After the Pulwama attack, for which Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed took responsibility, India summoned Pakistan's envoy on Friday to criticize the actions of his country.
Later in the day, Pakistan did the same and summoned Ajay Bisaria to dismiss the allegations.
India then recalled Bisaria for consultations. When he was asked for how long he will be in the country, Bisaria had said he didn't know.
India comes down heavily on Pakistan, latter denies involvement
Defense
India had slammed Pakistan for encouraging terrorism and called on the international community to act against JeM.
However, Pakistan claimed innocence and its experts said it was a convenient time to 'tarnish its image' as the nation was making development globally.
But India didn't buy the defense. MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said Pakistan can't claim it was unaware of JeM's actions.
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