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	Since 2015, Pakistan-based militants in Kashmir have increasingly taken to high-profile suicide attacks against the Indian security forces. In July 2015, three gunmen [[2015 Gurdaspur attack\|attacked]] a bus, and police station in [[Gurdaspur]]. Early in 2016, four to six gunmen [[2016 Pathankot attack\|attacked]] the [[Pathankot Air Force Station]].<ref name="Panda">		Since 2015, Pakistan-based militants in Kashmir have increasingly taken to high-profile suicide attacks against the Indian security forces. In July 2015, three gunmen [[2015 Gurdaspur attack\|attacked]] a bus, and police station in [[Gurdaspur]]. Early in 2016, four to six gunmen [[2016 Pathankot attack\|attacked]] the [[Pathankot Air Force Station]].<ref name="Panda">
	Ankit Panda (19 September 2016). [https://thediplomat.com/2016/09/gurdaspur-pathankot-and-now-uri-what-are-indias-options/ Gurdaspur, Pathankot, and Now Uri: What Are India's Options?] ''The Diplomat''. {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116200050/https://thediplomat.com/2016/09/gurdaspur-pathankot-and-now-uri-what-are-indias-options/\|date=16 November 2018}}.		Ankit Panda (19 September 2016). [https://thediplomat.com/2016/09/gurdaspur-pathankot-and-now-uri-what-are-indias-options/ Gurdaspur, Pathankot, and Now Uri: What Are India's Options?] ''The Diplomat''. {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116200050/https://thediplomat.com/2016/09/gurdaspur-pathankot-and-now-uri-what-are-indias-options/\|date=16 November 2018}}.</ref> In February and June 2016, the militants [[2016 Pampore attack\|killed]] nine and eight security personnel respectively in [[Pampore]]. In September 2016, four assailants [[2016 Uri attack\|attacked]] an [[Indian Army]] brigade headquarters in [[Uri, Jammu and Kashmir\|Uri]] killing 19 soldiers. On 31 December 2017, the Commando Training Centre at Lethpora was also attacked by militants killing five security personnel. These attacks took place in the vicinity of the [[Jammu-Srinagar National Highway\|Jammu Srinagar National Highway]].<ref name="TOI attack">{{Cite web\|author=PTI\|date=15 February 2019\|title=Jaish terrorists attack CRPF convoy in Kashmir, kill at least 38 personnel\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/37-crpf-jawans-martyred-in-ied-blast-in-jks-pulwama/articleshow/67992189.cms\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215181837/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/37-crpf-jawans-martyred-in-ied-blast-in-jks-pulwama/articleshow/67992189.cms\|archive-date=15 February 2019\|access-date=15 February 2019\|website=The Times of India\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
	</ref> In February and June 2016, the militants [[2016 Pampore attack\|killed]] nine and eight security personnel respectively in [[Pampore]]. In September 2016, four assailants [[2016 Uri attack\|attacked]] an [[Indian Army]] brigade headquarters in [[Uri, Jammu and Kashmir\|Uri]] killing 19 soldiers. On 31 December 2017, the Commando Training Centre at Lethpora was also attacked by militants killing five security personnel. These attacks took place in the vicinity of the [[Jammu-Srinagar National Highway\|Jammu Srinagar National Highway]].<ref name="TOI attack">{{Cite web\|author=PTI\|date=15 February 2019\|title=Jaish terrorists attack CRPF convoy in Kashmir, kill at least 38 personnel\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/37-crpf-jawans-martyred-in-ied-blast-in-jks-pulwama/articleshow/67992189.cms\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215181837/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/37-crpf-jawans-martyred-in-ied-blast-in-jks-pulwama/articleshow/67992189.cms\|archive-date=15 February 2019\|access-date=15 February 2019\|website=The Times of India\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

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	The Indian Finance Minister [[Arun Jaitley]] has said that India would completely isolate Pakistan in the diplomatic community.<ref name=":0" />		The Indian Finance Minister [[Arun Jaitley]] has said that India would completely isolate Pakistan in the diplomatic community.<ref name=":0" />

	Pakistan denied the allegation of a link to the attack,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/pulwama-attack-matter-of-grave-concern-pakistan/articleshow/68002500.cms\|title=Pulwama attack 'matter of grave concern': Pakistan\|date=15 February 2019\|website=The Times of India\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215163423/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/pulwama-attack-matter-of-grave-concern-pakistan/articleshow/68002500.cms\|archive-date=15 February 2019\|url-status=live\|access-date=15 February 2019\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and Pakistani foreign minister [[Shah Mahmood Qureshi]] condemned the bombing.<ref name=condemned>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1464205\|title=On Kashmir attack, Shah Mahmood Qureshi says 'violence is not the govt's policy'\|date=16 February 2019\|website=DAWN.COM\|access-date=22 February 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190223190130/https://www.dawn.com/news/1464205\|archive-date=23 February 2019\|url-status=live\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Fawad Chaudhry]], Pakistan's federal information minister, said that Pakistan was taking action against Jaish-e-Muhammad and that Pakistan would be able to assist India in taking action against terrorist groups.<ref name="Samaa2019">{{cite web \|title=Pakistan is taking action against Jaish-e-Muhammad, Fawad Chaudhry tells Indian media \|url=https://www.samaa.tv/news/2019/02/pakistan-is-taking-action-against-jaish-e-muhammad-fawad-chaudhry-tells-indian-media/ \|publisher=Samaa TV \|language=en \|date=16 February 2019 \|access-date=16 February 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216193005/https://www.samaa.tv/news/2019/02/pakistan-is-taking-action-against-jaish-e-muhammad-fawad-chaudhry-tells-indian-media/ \|archive-date=16 February 2019 \|url-status=live \|df=dmy-all }}</ref> ''[[The Nation (Pakistan)\|The Nation]]'', a Pakistani newspaper, called the assailant a "freedom fighter" who eliminated members of an "occupying force".<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Slater\|first1=Joana\|last2=Masih\|first2=Niha\|date=15 February 2019\|title=Modi vows action after dozens die in deadliest attack in Indian-held Kashmir in 3 decades\|language=en\|newspaper=The Washington Post\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/indias-modi-promises-retaliation-after-worst-attack-in-kashmir-in-three-decades-kills-dozens/2019/02/15/f5dd55d6-309e-11e9-8781-763619f12cb4_story.html\|url-status=live\|access-date=16 February 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217015242/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/indias-modi-promises-retaliation-after-worst-attack-in-kashmir-in-three-decades-kills-dozens/2019/02/15/f5dd55d6-309e-11e9-8781-763619f12cb4_story.html\|archive-date=17 February 2019\|quote=In Pakistan, Thursday's attack was viewed in starkly different terms. The Nation, an English-language daily newspaper, trumpeted the news on its front page on Friday with a headline saying a “freedom fighter” attack had killed dozens of members of the “occupying force” in Kashmir.\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Freedom fighter launches attack, 44 of occupying force killed in IOK \|url=https://nation.com.pk/15-Feb-2019/freedom-fighter-launches-attack-44-of-occupying-force-killed-in-iok \|work=The Nation \|date=15 February 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215060721/https://nation.com.pk/15-Feb-2019/freedom-fighter-launches-attack-44-of-occupying-force-killed-in-iok \|archive-date=15 February 2019}}</ref> Pakistan and India both recalled their ambassadors for "consultations" in a tit-for-tat move.<ref name="aj-recall-envoy">{{cite web\|last1=Hashim\|first1=Asad\|date=18 February 2019\|title=Pakistan recalls India envoy amid tensions over Kashmir attack\|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/02/pakistan-recalls-india-envoy-tensions-kashmir-attack-190218073652483.html\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218083705/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/02/pakistan-recalls-india-envoy-tensions-kashmir-attack-190218073652483.html\|archive-date=2019-02-18\|access-date=19 February 2019\|website=Al Jazeera}}</ref>		Pakistan denied the allegation of a link to the attack,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/pulwama-attack-matter-of-grave-concern-pakistan/articleshow/68002500.cms\|title=Pulwama attack 'matter of grave concern': Pakistan\|date=15 February 2019\|website=The Times of India\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215163423/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/pulwama-attack-matter-of-grave-concern-pakistan/articleshow/68002500.cms\|archive-date=15 February 2019\|url-status=live\|access-date=15 February 2019\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and Pakistani foreign minister [[Shah Mahmood Qureshi]] condemned the bombing.<ref name=condemned>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1464205\|title=On Kashmir attack, Shah Mahmood Qureshi says 'violence is not the govt's policy'\|date=16 February 2019\|website=DAWN.COM\|access-date=22 February 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190223190130/https://www.dawn.com/news/1464205\|archive-date=23 February 2019\|url-status=live\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Fawad Chaudhry]], Pakistan's federal information minister, said that Pakistan was taking action against Jaish-e-Muhammad and that Pakistan would be able to assist India in taking action against terrorist groups.<ref name="Samaa2019">{{cite web \|title=Pakistan is taking action against Jaish-e-Muhammad, Fawad Chaudhry tells Indian media \|url=https://www.samaa.tv/news/2019/02/pakistan-is-taking-action-against-jaish-e-muhammad-fawad-chaudhry-tells-indian-media/ \|publisher=Samaa TV \|language=en \|date=16 February 2019 \|access-date=16 February 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216193005/https://www.samaa.tv/news/2019/02/pakistan-is-taking-action-against-jaish-e-muhammad-fawad-chaudhry-tells-indian-media/ \|archive-date=16 February 2019 \|url-status=live \|df=dmy-all }}</ref> ''[[The Nation (Pakistan)\|The Nation]]'', a Pakistani newspaper, called the assailant a "freedom fighter" who eliminated members of an "occupying force".<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Slater\|first1=Joana\|last2=Masih\|first2=Niha\|date=15 February 2019\|title=Modi vows action after dozens die in deadliest attack in Indian-held Kashmir in 3 decades\|language=en\|newspaper=The Washington Post\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/indias-modi-promises-retaliation-after-worst-attack-in-kashmir-in-three-decades-kills-dozens/2019/02/15/f5dd55d6-309e-11e9-8781-763619f12cb4_story.html\|url-status=live\|access-date=16 February 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217015242/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/indias-modi-promises-retaliation-after-worst-attack-in-kashmir-in-three-decades-kills-dozens/2019/02/15/f5dd55d6-309e-11e9-8781-763619f12cb4_story.html\|archive-date=17 February 2019\|quote=In Pakistan, Thursday's attack was viewed in starkly different terms. The Nation, an English-language daily newspaper, trumpeted the news on its front page on Friday with a headline saying a “freedom fighter” attack had killed dozens of members of the “occupying force” in Kashmir.\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Freedom fighter launches attack, 44 of occupying force killed in IOK \|url=https://nation.com.pk/15-Feb-2019/freedom-fighter-launches-attack-44-of-occupying-force-killed-in-iok \|work=The Nation \|date=15 February 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215060721/https://nation.com.pk/15-Feb-2019/freedom-fighter-launches-attack-44-of-occupying-force-killed-in-iok \|archive-date=15 February 2019}}</ref> Pakistan and India both recalled their ambassadors for "consultations" in a tit-for-tat move.<ref name="aj-recall-envoy">{{cite web\|last1=Hashim\|first1=Asad\|date=18 February 2019\|title=Pakistan recalls India envoy amid tensions over Kashmir attack\|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/02/pakistan-recalls-india-envoy-tensions-kashmir-attack-190218073652483.html\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218083705/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/02/pakistan-recalls-india-envoy-tensions-kashmir-attack-190218073652483.html\|archive-date=2019-02-18\|access-date=19 February 2019\|website=Al Jazeera}}</ref>

	On 19 February 2019, Pakistani Prime Minister [[Imran Khan]] said that providing safe haven to terrorists was not in Pakistan's interest.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Syed \|first1=Baqir Sajjad \|title=Pakistan ready to discuss terrorism with India: PM \|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1464822 \|work=Dawn \|date=20 February 2019 \|language=en \|access-date=22 February 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222095214/https://www.dawn.com/news/1464822 \|archive-date=22 February 2019 \|url-status=live \|df=dmy-all }}</ref> He asked for proof of Pakistani involvement and warned India that any military response would be met with retaliation. Indian Ministry of External Affairs responded by criticising him for not condemning the attack and not offering any condolences for the victims. It said that claims by Adil Ahmad Dar and Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed was sufficient proof. It said that promises of investigation was unconvincing due to a lack of progress in [[2008 Mumbai attacks\|Mumbai]] and Pathankot attack investigations.<ref>{{cite news\|date=19 February 2019\|title=Pakistan warns India against attacking\|work=BBC News\|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-47290107\|url-status=live\|access-date=21 February 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190223090151/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-47290107\|archive-date=23 February 2019\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Not surprised at Imran Khan's statement: MEA responds to Pakistan PM's claims \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/pakistan-prime-minister-imran-khan-pulwama-attack-mea-india-1459926-2019-02-19 \|work=India Today \|date=19 February 2019 \|language=en \|access-date=22 February 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222151903/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/pakistan-prime-minister-imran-khan-pulwama-attack-mea-india-1459926-2019-02-19 \|archive-date=22 February 2019 \|url-status=live \|df=dmy-all }}</ref> In response to Indian criticism, the newspaper ''[[Dawn (newspaper)\|Dawn]]'' pointed out that Pakistani Foreign Minister Qureshi had expressed sympathies with the victims soon after the attack.<ref>Jawed Naqvi (20 February 2019). [https://www.dawn.com/news/1464867 India rejects Imran’s offer, seeks action against perpetrators]. ''Dawn.'' {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222084007/https://www.dawn.com/news/1464867\|date=22 February 2019}}.</ref>		On 19 February 2019, Pakistani Prime Minister [[Imran Khan]] said that providing safe haven to terrorists was not in Pakistan's interest.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Syed \|first1=Baqir Sajjad \|title=Pakistan ready to discuss terrorism with India: PM \|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1464822 \|work=Dawn \|date=20 February 2019 \|language=en \|access-date=22 February 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222095214/https://www.dawn.com/news/1464822 \|archive-date=22 February 2019 \|url-status=live \|df=dmy-all }}</ref> He asked for proof of Pakistani involvement and warned India that any military response would be met with retaliation. Indian Ministry of External Affairs responded by criticising him for not condemning the attack and not offering any condolences for the victims. It said that claims by Adil Ahmad Dar and Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed was sufficient proof. It said that promises of investigation was unconvincing due to a lack of progress in [[2008 Mumbai attacks\|Mumbai]] and Pathankot attack investigations.<ref>{{cite news\|date=19 February 2019\|title=Pakistan warns India against attacking\|work=BBC News\|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-47290107\|url-status=live\|access-date=21 February 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190223090151/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-47290107\|archive-date=23 February 2019\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Not surprised at Imran Khan's statement: MEA responds to Pakistan PM's claims \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/pakistan-prime-minister-imran-khan-pulwama-attack-mea-india-1459926-2019-02-19 \|work=India Today \|date=19 February 2019 \|language=en \|access-date=22 February 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222151903/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/pakistan-prime-minister-imran-khan-pulwama-attack-mea-india-1459926-2019-02-19 \|archive-date=22 February 2019 \|url-status=live \|df=dmy-all }}</ref> In response to Indian criticism, the newspaper ''[[Dawn (newspaper)\|Dawn]]'' pointed out that Pakistani Foreign Minister Qureshi had expressed sympathies with the victims soon after the attack.<ref>Jawed Naqvi (20 February 2019). [https://www.dawn.com/news/1464867 India rejects Imran’s offer, seeks action against perpetrators]. ''Dawn.'' {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222084007/https://www.dawn.com/news/1464867\|date=22 February 2019}}.</ref>

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	Initial investigations suggested the car was carrying more than {{convert\|300\|kg}} of explosives,<ref name="TOI attack" /> including {{convert\|80\|kg}} of [[RDX]], a [[high explosive]],<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-pulwama-attack-seven-detained-80-kg-high-grade-rdx-used-by-jaish-terrorist-2720490\|title=Pulwama attack: Seven detained, 80 kg high-grade RDX used by Jaish terrorist\|date=16 February 2019\|website=dna\|access-date=15 February 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216035340/https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-pulwama-attack-seven-detained-80-kg-high-grade-rdx-used-by-jaish-terrorist-2720490\|archive-date=16 February 2019\|url-status=live\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and [[ammonium nitrate]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.mynation.com/amp/news/pulwama-attack-traces-of-ammonium-nitrate-rdx-found-terror-site-pn0ka3\|title=Pulwama attack: Traces of ammonium nitrate, RDX found at terror site\|website=mynation.com\|access-date=17 February 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217030411/https://www.mynation.com/amp/news/pulwama-attack-traces-of-ammonium-nitrate-rdx-found-terror-site-pn0ka3\|archive-date=17 February 2019\|url-status=live\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Deependra Singh Hooda\|Lt Gen Hooda]] said that the explosives might have been stolen from a construction site. He initially said that it was not possible that they were smuggled from across the border, but later said that he could not rule it out.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Abi-Habib \|first1=Maria \|last2=Yasir \|first2=Sameer \|last3=Kumar \|first3=Hari \|title=India Blames Pakistan for Attack in Kashmir, Promising a Response \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/world/asia/kashmir-attack-pulwama.html \|work=The New York Times \|date=15 February 2019 \|access-date=22 February 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190223135448/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/world/asia/kashmir-attack-pulwama.html \|archive-date=23 February 2019 \|url-status=live \|df=dmy-all }}</ref>		Initial investigations suggested the car was carrying more than {{convert\|300\|kg}} of explosives,<ref name="TOI attack" /> including {{convert\|80\|kg}} of [[RDX]], a [[high explosive]],<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-pulwama-attack-seven-detained-80-kg-high-grade-rdx-used-by-jaish-terrorist-2720490\|title=Pulwama attack: Seven detained, 80 kg high-grade RDX used by Jaish terrorist\|date=16 February 2019\|website=dna\|access-date=15 February 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216035340/https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-pulwama-attack-seven-detained-80-kg-high-grade-rdx-used-by-jaish-terrorist-2720490\|archive-date=16 February 2019\|url-status=live\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and [[ammonium nitrate]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.mynation.com/amp/news/pulwama-attack-traces-of-ammonium-nitrate-rdx-found-terror-site-pn0ka3\|title=Pulwama attack: Traces of ammonium nitrate, RDX found at terror site\|website=mynation.com\|access-date=17 February 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217030411/https://www.mynation.com/amp/news/pulwama-attack-traces-of-ammonium-nitrate-rdx-found-terror-site-pn0ka3\|archive-date=17 February 2019\|url-status=live\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Deependra Singh Hooda\|Lt Gen Hooda]] said that the explosives might have been stolen from a construction site. He initially said that it was not possible that they were smuggled from across the border, but later said that he could not rule it out.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Abi-Habib \|first1=Maria \|last2=Yasir \|first2=Sameer \|last3=Kumar \|first3=Hari \|title=India Blames Pakistan for Attack in Kashmir, Promising a Response \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/world/asia/kashmir-attack-pulwama.html \|work=The New York Times \|date=15 February 2019 \|access-date=22 February 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190223135448/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/world/asia/kashmir-attack-pulwama.html \|archive-date=23 February 2019 \|url-status=live \|df=dmy-all }}</ref>

	[[National Investigation Agency]] was able to establish and confirm the identity of suicide bomber as DNA samples from "meagre fragments of the car" used in suicide attack matched with Adil Ahmad Dar's father. However, even after a year of investigation, NIA was unable to trace the source of explosives. <ref>{{cite web\|title=Pulwama terror attack: Even after a year, NIA unable to trace source of explosives. Many loose ends hamper probe; NIA could not file a charge sheet as none of the key suspects are alive.\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pulwama-terror-attack-first-anniversary-even-after-a-year-nia-unable-to-trace-source-of-explosives/article30813393.ece\|date=2020-02-13}}</ref>		[[National Investigation Agency]] was able to establish and confirm the identity of suicide bomber as DNA samples from "meagre fragments of the car" used in suicide attack matched with Adil Ahmad Dar's father. However, even after a year of investigation, NIA was unable to trace the source of explosives.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Pulwama terror attack: Even after a year, NIA unable to trace source of explosives. Many loose ends hamper probe; NIA could not file a charge sheet as none of the key suspects are alive.\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pulwama-terror-attack-first-anniversary-even-after-a-year-nia-unable-to-trace-source-of-explosives/article30813393.ece\|date=2020-02-13}}</ref>

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	~~{{Further\|Kashmir conflict\|Pakistan and state-sponsored terrorism}}~~
	Kashmir is a disputed territory, claimed both by India and Pakistan with both countries administering part of the territory.<ref name=time/> Pakistan has sought to gain control of Indian-administered Kashmir.{{sfn\|Kapur\|2011\|p=76}}{{sfn\|Basrur\|2017\|p=154}} An insurgency began to proliferate in Indian-administered Kashmir in the late 1980s. Pakistan provided the insurgency with material support.{{sfn\|Kapur\|2011\|pp=62–63, 73}}<ref name=Ganguly>{{cite journal \|last1=Ganguly \|first1=Sumit \|title=Explaining the Kashmir Insurgency: Political Mobilization and Institutional Decay \|journal=International Security \|date=1996 \|volume=21 \|issue=2 \|page=103 \|doi=10.2307/2539071\|jstor=2539071 }}</ref> Since 1989, about 70,000 people have been killed in the uprising and the Indian crackdown.<ref name=time>{{Cite web\|url=http://time.com/5531703/india-pakistan-kashmir-gunbattle-kills-7/\|title=Tensions Rise in Kashmir as 7 Killed in Gunfight\|website=Time\|access-date=22 February 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218233304/http://time.com/5531703/india-pakistan-kashmir-gunbattle-kills-7/\|archive-date=18 February 2019\|url-status=live\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=abc>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-15/india-warns-of-crushing-response-to-kashmir-suicide-attack/10818178\|title=India warns of 'crushing response' to Kashmir suicide attack\|date=15 February 2019\|website=ABC News\|access-date=22 February 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190226165059/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-15/india-warns-of-crushing-response-to-kashmir-suicide-attack/10818178\|archive-date=26 February 2019\|url-status=live\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> According to ''[[Time (magazine)\|Time]]'', [[2016–17 Kashmir unrest\|unrest in Kashmir]] grew in 2016 after India killed a popular militant leader, [[Burhan Wani]].<ref name=time/> A rising number of young locals from [[Indian administered Kashmir]] have joined the militancy.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-47275072\|title=Soldiers killed as Kashmir tensions mount\|date=18 February 2019\|access-date=6 March 2019\|via=www.bbc.com\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301114352/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-47275072\|archive-date=1 March 2019\|url-status=live\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/15/indian-pm-modi-pakistan-pay-heavy-price-kashmir-bombing\|title=Indian PM: Pakistan will pay 'heavy price' for Kashmir bombing\|first=Michael\|last=Safi\|date=15 February 2019\|access-date=6 March 2019\|via=www.theguardian.com\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305094312/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/15/indian-pm-modi-pakistan-pay-heavy-price-kashmir-bombing\|archive-date=5 March 2019\|url-status=live\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Many sources state that the majority of militants in Kashmir are now local, not foreign.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/14/world/asia/pulwama-attack-kashmir.html Kashmir Suffers From the Worst Attack There in 30 Years] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302112343/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/14/world/asia/pulwama-attack-kashmir.html \|date=2 March 2019 }}, ''[[New York Times]]''</ref><ref>Narain, A. (2016). Revival of Violence in Kashmir: The Threat to India’s Security. Counter Terrorist Trends and Analyses, 8(7), 15-20.</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/pti-feed/story/nearly-60-foreign-terrorists-among-243-militants-operating-in-kashmir-1270323-2018-06-26\|title=Nearly 60 foreign terrorists among 243 militants operating in Kashmir\|first1=Press Trust of India\|last1=June 26\|first2=2018UPDATED\|last2=June 26\|first3=2018 18:04\|last3=Ist\|website=India Today\|access-date=6 March 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302095206/https://www.indiatoday.in/pti-feed/story/nearly-60-foreign-terrorists-among-243-militants-operating-in-kashmir-1270323-2018-06-26\|archive-date=2 March 2019\|url-status=live\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In 2018 alone, the death toll included 260 militants, 160 civilians and 150 government forces.<ref name=abc/>		Kashmir is a disputed territory, claimed both by India and Pakistan with both countries administering part of the territory.<ref name=time/> Pakistan has sought to gain control of Indian-administered Kashmir.{{sfn\|Kapur\|2011\|p=76}}{{sfn\|Basrur\|2017\|p=154}} An insurgency began to proliferate in Indian-administered Kashmir in the late 1980s. Pakistan provided the insurgency with material support.{{sfn\|Kapur\|2011\|pp=62–63, 73}}<ref name=Ganguly>{{cite journal \|last1=Ganguly \|first1=Sumit \|title=Explaining the Kashmir Insurgency: Political Mobilization and Institutional Decay \|journal=International Security \|date=1996 \|volume=21 \|issue=2 \|page=103 \|doi=10.2307/2539071\|jstor=2539071 }}</ref> Since 1989, about 70,000 people have been killed in the uprising and the Indian crackdown.<ref name=time>{{Cite web\|url=http://time.com/5531703/india-pakistan-kashmir-gunbattle-kills-7/\|title=Tensions Rise in Kashmir as 7 Killed in Gunfight\|website=Time\|access-date=22 February 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218233304/http://time.com/5531703/india-pakistan-kashmir-gunbattle-kills-7/\|archive-date=18 February 2019\|url-status=live\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=abc>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-15/india-warns-of-crushing-response-to-kashmir-suicide-attack/10818178\|title=India warns of 'crushing response' to Kashmir suicide attack\|date=15 February 2019\|website=ABC News\|access-date=22 February 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190226165059/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-15/india-warns-of-crushing-response-to-kashmir-suicide-attack/10818178\|archive-date=26 February 2019\|url-status=live\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> According to ''[[Time (magazine)\|Time]]'', [[2016–17 Kashmir unrest\|unrest in Kashmir]] grew in 2016 after India killed a popular militant leader, [[Burhan Wani]].<ref name=time/> A rising number of young locals from [[Indian administered Kashmir]] have joined the militancy.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-47275072\|title=Soldiers killed as Kashmir tensions mount\|date=18 February 2019\|access-date=6 March 2019\|via=www.bbc.com\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301114352/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-47275072\|archive-date=1 March 2019\|url-status=live\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/15/indian-pm-modi-pakistan-pay-heavy-price-kashmir-bombing\|title=Indian PM: Pakistan will pay 'heavy price' for Kashmir bombing\|first=Michael\|last=Safi\|date=15 February 2019\|access-date=6 March 2019\|via=www.theguardian.com\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305094312/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/15/indian-pm-modi-pakistan-pay-heavy-price-kashmir-bombing\|archive-date=5 March 2019\|url-status=live\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Many sources state that the majority of militants in Kashmir are now local, not foreign.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/14/world/asia/pulwama-attack-kashmir.html Kashmir Suffers From the Worst Attack There in 30 Years] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302112343/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/14/world/asia/pulwama-attack-kashmir.html \|date=2 March 2019 }}, ''[[New York Times]]''</ref><ref>Narain, A. (2016). Revival of Violence in Kashmir: The Threat to India’s Security. Counter Terrorist Trends and Analyses, 8(7), 15-20.</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/pti-feed/story/nearly-60-foreign-terrorists-among-243-militants-operating-in-kashmir-1270323-2018-06-26\|title=Nearly 60 foreign terrorists among 243 militants operating in Kashmir\|first1=Press Trust of India\|last1=June 26\|first2=2018UPDATED\|last2=June 26\|first3=2018 18:04\|last3=Ist\|website=India Today\|access-date=6 March 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302095206/https://www.indiatoday.in/pti-feed/story/nearly-60-foreign-terrorists-among-243-militants-operating-in-kashmir-1270323-2018-06-26\|archive-date=2 March 2019\|url-status=live\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In 2018 alone, the death toll included 260 militants, 160 civilians and 150 government forces.<ref name=abc/>

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 | location         = [[Lethapora]], [[Pulwama district]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]]
 | target           = [[Central Reserve Police Force]] security personnel
 | date             = 14 February 2019
 | time             = 15:15 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]

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