The Indian Ministry of External Affairs has accused Pakistan of having a role in the terrorist attack and demanded that it “ceases forthwith all support and financing to terror groups operating from areas under their control”. The Pakistani Foreign Ministry, in turn, urged India to restrain from hasty conclusions and expressed readiness to cooperate in the investigation.
The spokesman from Pakistan’s foreign office has announced that Islamabad has recalled its ambassador in New Delhi for consultations amid tensions with India.
“We have called back our High Commissioner in India for consultations. He left New Delhi this morning,” Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Faisal said on Twitter.
Last week, India recalled its ambassador to Pakistan in the wake of a suicide bombing on an Indian military convoy in the disputed Kashmir region that left over 40 troops dead.