Appealing Indian citizens “to seek answers from country’s leadership, ultra nationalist news channels and warmongers”, a lawmaker from Jammu and Kashmir says “why doesn’t New Delhi answer if Pakistani rangers facilitated entry of militants to Kashmir, what was Indian Army monitoring at the Line of Control?”.
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“Pointing fingers at Pakistan has become a traditional tendency of India after each terrorist attack”, Foreign Office spokesperson Nafees Zakaria told DawnNews.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi also took to twitter to condemn the attack and said that those behind the “despicable” strike won’t go unpunished. “My thoughts are with the bereaved families”.
He said that from this attack it is clear that the terrorist in India are supported by people sitting across the border and added that today’s incident indicates that we need to prepare to tackle such situations in future.
Another 30 people were hurt when four heavily armed attackers threw grenades at tents and temporary structures before opening fire as the occupants ran outside.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh directly attacked Pakistan saying it was a “terrorist state” and should be isolated.
He echoed what Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) Lt. Gen. Ranbir Singh said about some of the weapons bearing Pakistan marking and said there was no doubt as Pakistan has been doing it for the past 20 years. “We will thwart the evil designs of terrorists and their backers”, he said.
“For one tooth, the complete jaw”, Ram Madhav, general secretary of the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, posted on Facebook.
Sunday’s raid was likely to further sour ties between the nuclear-armed neighbours given the high death toll and the recent deadly clashes in the region between residents and security forces. “Days of so-called strategic restraint are over”.
Some New York City subway routes were affected by the explosion, which rattled some New Yorkers and visitors on the heels of the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. “India should prove otherwise”, he said. Islamabad denies the claims. “India immediately puts blame on Pakistan without doing any investigation”.
The government has been coming under growing pressure over the level of casualties and over the security forces’ use of shotguns loaded with pellets which can blind demonstrators.
The militants infiltrated across the Line of Control from Pakistan before attacking the base, west of Srinagar, the army officer said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Sunday attack’s came during a week of diplomatic wrangling between the pair.
Last week, Indian diplomats at the United Nations human rights council raised for the first time Pakistan’s alleged mistreatment of its own separatists in Balochistan, a restive province in the country’s south-west.
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In January this year, militants attacked an Indian Air Force station in Pathankot killing seven military personnel.
