India Revokes Pak's MFN Status Day After Terrorist Strike In J&K

PM says a 'befitting reply' will be given to those behind attack on a CRPF convoy

India on Friday revoked the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status of Pakistan and warned of more measures in response to its support for terrorist groups targeting India.

While Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that those responsible for Thursday's terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir would be given a "befitting reply," the Opposition rallied behind the government in a show of solemn unity. The government has convened an all-party meeting at 11 a.m. on Saturday.

The suicide car bombing in Pulwama district killed 40 paramilitary personnel, making it one of the worst incidents of violence in the history of the State's insurgency. The attacker — a school dropout who had gone missing last year amid heightened volatility in the State —rammed a vehicle loaded with explosives into a convoy of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).