Pakistan on Monday, 18 February, recalled its High Commissioner to India "for consultation" in the wake of tensions over the Pulwama terror attack in which 40 CRPF jawans were killed on 14 February.
The spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohammad Faisal, tweeted Pakistan's decision to call back its envoy.
Last week, Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria had also been called to Delhi for consultations.
India had summoned the Pakistani High Commissioner to India, Sohail Mahmood, on 15 February and issued a very strong demarche over the killing of the CRPF jawans. In a tit-for-tat move, Pakistan also summoned the Indian Deputy High Commissioner in Islamabad and lodged a protest against India's allegation of its role in the Pulwama terror attack.
Pakistan's decision to recall its envoy came on a day when two Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists, including one believed to be the mastermind behind the Pulwama attack, were gunned down in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district. Four Army men, including a Major, were also killed in the encounter that broke out in the early hours of the day.
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