The Jaish-e-Mohammed had claimed responsibility for the Pulwama terror attack and revealed the identity of the suicide bomber, Adil Ahmad Dar, a 20-year-old Kashmiri youth from Pulwama.
The attack triggered an immediate response from the Centre which revoked the Most Favoured Nation Status accorded to Pakistan and hiked customs duty on imports from the country by 200 per cent.
On Sunday, the Ministry of Home Affairs withdrew security cover for five Kashmiri separatist leaders -- Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Abdul Gani Bhat, Bilal Lone, Hashim Qureshi, Fazal Haq Qureshi and Shabir Shah.
Former J&K Chief Minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti Monday expressed condolences to the families of soldiers killed in the Pulwama encounter, saying the bloodshed will only stop when the Centre overhauls its approach to Jammu and Kashmir. "Deepest condolences to the families. This bloodshed will only stop when GoI (Government of India) overhauls its approach (rather lack of it) towards J&K," the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said in a tweet. She expressed the need to "stop the obsession with Pakistan" and "set our own house in order".
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A Brigadier is the latest to be injured in the encounter that is presently going on in the Pinglena area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. DIG South Kashmir Amit Kumar has also been injured in the gunfight after being hit by a bullet in the leg. In the initial exchange of fire, four Army soldiers and one civilian sustained critical gunshot injuries who were later rushed to the Army’s 92 Base Hospital in Srinagar. They later succumbed to the injuries.
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The Pulwama encounter is still going on. DIG South Kashmir Amit Kumar has been injured in the gunfight after being hit by a bullet in the leg. In the morning, four soldiers, including a Major, and two militants were killed during the encounter in Pinglena area. Police sources say two more terrorists are holed up.
The weekly Poonch-Rawalakot cross-LoC bus service was suspended on Monday in view of the prevailing law and order situation in Jammu following the recent terror attack on a convoy in south Kashmir in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed. "The cross-LoC (Line of Control) bus service was suspended in view of the prevailing law and order situation," Poonch District Development Commissioner Rahul Yadav said.
After talks with Argentine President Mauricio Macri, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the Pulwama attack has shown the time to talk about tackling terror is over and the world is now required to unitedly take concrete action against terrorism and those behind its spread. He further said that dithering to take action against terrorists and their supporters was akin to encouraging terrorism.
The district administration on Monday announced a three-hour curfew relaxation from 2 pm to 5 pm in south Jammu city. "Except for one or two places, curfew will be relaxed in all areas of South Jammu for three hours on Monday," said Jammu Deputy Commissioner Ramesh Kumar. In other areas, a decision to relax curfew will be taken after reviewing the situation, he added. Curfew was imposed in Jammu city and its outskirts on Friday following violence and arson during a bandh called in protest against the killing of 40 CRPF personnel in a militant attack in Kashmir.