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'''2019 Pulwama attack''' was an attack on the Indian security guards by a suicide bomber on 14 February 2019.It happened at [[Lethpora]] in the [[Pulwama District|Pulwama district]], [[Jammu and Kashmir]], India. The attack resulted in the deaths of 40 [[Central Reserve Police Force]] (CRPF) guards and the attacker.The [[Pakistan and terrorism|Pakistan]]-based [[Islamic terrorism|Islamist]] militant group (terrorist group) [[Jaish-e-Mohammed]] was responsible for this attack. A Jaish-e-Mohammed member named Adil Ahmad Dar, a Kashmiri local, was identified as the attacker.<ref name="BBC isolate"/><ref name="IT everything">
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[https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/pulwama-attack-2019-everything-about-jammu-and-kashmir-terror-attack-on-crpf-by-terrorist-adil-ahmed-dar-jaish-e-mohammad-1457530-2019-02-16 Pulwama Attack 2019, everything about J&K terror attack on CRPF by terrorist Adil Ahmed Dar, Jaish-eMohammad], India Today, 16 February 2019.</ref>
{{short description|Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist attack in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}{{Use Indian English|date = April 2019}}


After the pulwama attack entire Indian national cricket team thought that they would wear an army to honor martyrs former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni asked Virat Kohli to do this.
{{Infobox civilian attack
| title            = 2019 Pulwama attack
| partof          = the [[insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir]]
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| map              = {{Location map|Jammu and Kashmir
| width = 300
| lat_deg = 33
| lat_min = 57
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| map_alt          = Map showing the location of the attack in Jammu and Kashmir, India
| map_caption      = Location of the attack in the Indian-administered [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|union territory of Jammu and Kashmir]]
| location        = [[Lethapora]], [[Pulwama district]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]]
| target          = [[Central Reserve Police Force]] security personnel
| coordinates      = {{coord|33|57|53|N|74|57|52|E|dim:30_region:IN-JK_type:event|display=inline,title|name=Attack location}}
| date            = 14 February 2019
| time            = 15:15 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| timezone        = [[UTC+05:30]]
| type            = [[Suicide attack]], [[car bombing]]
| fatalities      = 40 (+1 suicide bomber)<ref name="Gurung" /><!--This figure is mentioned and sourced elsewhere in the article. Please don't update it without providing sources for the new figure, and do also try to update all other occurrences of the figure. This infobox is currently also only for the Pulwana attack. Please don't add figures for other attacks without substantially changing the infobox with consensus.-->
| injuries        = 35
| assailants      = Adil Ahmad Dar
| perps            = [[Jaish-e-Mohammed]]
}}
{{Terrorist attacks in India (since 2001)}}
 
The '''2019 Pulwama attack''' occurred on 14 February 2019, when a convoy of vehicles carrying Indian security personnel on the [[Jammu-Srinagar National Highway|Jammu–Srinagar National Highway]] was attacked by a vehicle-borne [[Suicide attack|suicide bomber]] at [[Lethapora]] (near [[Awantipora]]) in the [[Pulwama district]] of the erstwhile [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|state of Jammu and Kashmir]]. The attack killed 40 Indian [[Central Reserve Police Force]] (CRPF){{efn|name=CRPF}} personnel as well as the perpetrator—Adil Ahmad Dar—who was a local [[Kashmiris|Kashmiri]] youth from the Pulwama district.<ref name="BBC isolate" /><ref name="IT everything">
[https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/pulwama-attack-2019-everything-about-jammu-and-kashmir-terror-attack-on-crpf-by-terrorist-adil-ahmed-dar-jaish-e-mohammad-1457530-2019-02-16 Pulwama Attack 2019, everything about J&K terror attack on CRPF by terrorist Adil Ahmed Dar, Jaish-eMohammad] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218104624/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/pulwama-attack-2019-everything-about-jammu-and-kashmir-terror-attack-on-crpf-by-terrorist-adil-ahmed-dar-jaish-e-mohammad-1457530-2019-02-16|date=18 February 2019}}, India Today, 16 February 2019.
</ref> The responsibility for the attack was claimed by the [[Pakistan]]-based [[Islamism|Islamist]] terrorist<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bhattacharjee|first=Yudhijit|date=2020-03-19|title=The Terrorist Who Got Away|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/19/magazine/masood-azhar-jaish.html|access-date=2020-12-12|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> group, [[Jaish-e-Mohammed]].<ref name="TOI attack"/> [[India]] blamed neighbouring [[Pakistan]] for the attack, while the latter condemned the attack and denied having any connections to it.<ref name=condemned/> The attack dealt a severe blow to [[India–Pakistan relations]], consequently resulting in the [[2019 India–Pakistan border skirmishes|2019 India–Pakistan military standoff]].
 
==Background==
{{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/>
 
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, [https://thediplomat.com/2016/09/gurdaspur-pathankot-and-now-uri-what-are-indias-options/ Gurdaspur, Pathankot, and Now Uri: What Are India's Options?] {{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 }}, The Diplomat, 19 September 2016.
</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|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/37-crpf-jawans-martyred-in-ied-blast-in-jks-pulwama/articleshow/67992189.cms|title=Jaish terrorists attack CRPF convoy in Kashmir, kill at least 38 personnel|date=15 February 2019|website=The Times of India|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|url-status=live|access-date=15 February 2019|df=dmy-all}}</ref>


== Attack ==
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|[[Uttar Pradesh]]
|[[Uttar Pradesh]]
|12
|12
|Cst. Pradeep Kumar<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/he-asked-about-daughter-on-his-last-call-home-wife-of-dead-crpf-soldier/story-GnrnGKG66tSAMZa4iWpL2O.html|title=Pulwama terror attack: He was on phone with wife. Then bomb went off, says family of CRPF jawan|date=15 February 2019|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref><br>HC Awadhesh Kumar Yadav<br>HC Ram Vakeel Mathur<br>Cst. Mahesh Kumar Meena<br>Cst. Vijay Kumar Mourya<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pulwama-terror-attack-for-soldiers-killed-in-pulwama-attack-crpf-gave-hope-of-better-life-dignity-1994208|title=CRPF Man Worried About Not Being Able To See 2-Year-Old Daughter Grow Up|website=NDTV.com}}</ref><br>Cst. Pankaj Kumar Tripathi<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aninews.in/videos/national/pulwama-attack-cm-yogi-meets-family-crpf-constable-pankaj-kumar-tripathi/|title=Pulwama attack: CM Yogi meets family of CRPF Constable Pankaj Kumar Tripathi|website=www.aninews.in}}</ref><br>Cst. Ramesh Yadav<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/pulwama-attack-thousands-throng-martyr-ramesh-yadav-ancestral-home-in-varanasi/articleshow/68006978.cms|title=Pulwama attack: Thousands throng martyr Ramesh Yadav ancestral home in Varanasi|website=The Times of India}}</ref><br>Cst. Shyam Babu<br>Cst. Kaushal Kumar Rawat<br>Cst. Pradeep Singh<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/trending/human-interest/pulwama-attack-wife-of-martyr-pradeep-singh-heard-the-blast-while-talking-to-him-on-the-phone-362259.html|title=Pulwama Attack: Wife Of Martyr Pradeep Singh Heard The Blast While Talking To Him On The Phone|date=16 February 2019|website=indiatimes.com}}</ref><br>Cst. Ajit Kumar Azad<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/trending/human-interest/pulwama-attack-martyr-ajit-kumar-azad-had-returned-to-kashmir-just-4-days-before-the-attack-362276.html|title=Pulwama Attack: Martyr Ajit Kumar Azad Had Returned To Kashmir Just 4 Days Before The Attack|date=16 February 2019|website=indiatimes.com}}</ref><br>Cst. Amit Kumar<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/pulwama-attack-three-jaish-terrorists-and-army-major-killed/articleshow/68051485.cms|title=Pulwama encounter: Three Jaish terrorists killed, Army Major martyred|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Rajasthan]]
|[[Rajasthan]]
|5
|5
|Cst. Jeet Ram<br>Cst. Rohitash Lamba<br>HC Narayan Lal Gurjar<br>HC Hemraj Meena<br>Cst. Bhagirathi Singh<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/5-from-rajasthan-attain-martyrdom-in-pulwama-crpf-convoy-attack/articleshow/68007419.cms|title=5 from Rajasthan attain martyrdom in Pulwama CRPF convoy attack|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|4
|4
|Cst. Kulwinder Singh<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/punjab-father-loses-only-son-in-pulwama-attack/story-Ccdy7xaPXvukwqMBBc9ByN.html|title=Punjab father loses only son in Pulwama attack|date=15 February 2019|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref><br>Cst. Maninder Singh Attri<br>HC Jaimal Singh<br>Cst. Sukhjinder Singh<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/4-from-punjab-killed-in-pulwama-terror-attack-gloom-descends-on-villages/729454.html|title=4 from Punjab killed in Pulwama terror attack; gloom descends on villages}}</ref>
|-
|[[West Bengal|Bengal]]
|2
|-
|-
|[[Odisha]]
|[[Odisha]]
|2
|2
|Cst. Manoj Kumar Behera<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/i-will-call-back-odisha-crpf-soldier-told-wife-before-pulwama-attack/story-eLPnwmApjvWuNjRhon7hmN.html|title=‘I will call back’: Odisha CRPF soldier told wife before Pulwama attack|date=15 February 2019|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref><br>HC Prasanna Kumar Sahoo<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/proud-of-my-father-says-killed-crpf-soldier-s-daughter/story-KrcngxUQR3jHQ5kPnrcuRI.html|title=Proud of my father, says killed CRPF soldier’s daughter|date=15 February 2019|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Uttarakhand|Uttarkhand]]
|[[Uttarakhand|Uttarkhand]]
|2
|2
|ASI Mohan Lal<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/uttarakhand-cm-rawat-pays-tribute-to-slain-crpf-jawan-in-dehradun/articleshow/68022847.cms|title=Uttarakhand CM Rawat pays tribute to slain CRPF jawan in Dehradun|date=16 February 2019|via=The Economic Times}}</ref><br>Cst. Virendra Singh Rana<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/kin-in-ukhand-mourn-2-slain-crpf-jawans/articleshow/68015672.cms|title=Pulwama attack: Kin in Uttarakhand mourn 2 slain CRPF jawans|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Bihar]]
|[[Bihar]]
|2
|2
|Cst. Ratan Kumar Thakur<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/killed-crpf-jawan-ratan-thakur-was-to-become-a-father-again/story-4Biq7vhbYSzydxgcfyGpdN.html|title=Killed CRPF jawan Ratan Thakur was to become a father again|date=16 February 2019|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref><br>HC Sanjay Kumar Sinha<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/pulwama-attack-slogans-patna-bihar-farewell-sanjay-sinha-martyr-5587546/|title=Pulwama attack: With slogans, Patna bids farewell to its braveheart|date=17 February 2019}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Maharashtra]]
|[[Maharashtra]]
|2
|2
|HC Sanjay Bhikamsingh Dixit Rajput<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/bodies-of-two-jawans-killed-in-pulwama-attack-brought-to-maharashtra-2038667.html|title=Bodies of Two Jawans Killed in Pulwama Attack Brought to Maharashtra|website=News18}}</ref><br>Cst. Nitin Shivaji Rathod<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/pulwama-terror-attack-two-from-maharashtras-buldana-district-among-martyrs-5586273/|title=Pulwama terror attack: Two from Maharashtra’s Buldana district among deceased|date=15 February 2019}}</ref>
|-
|[[West Bengal]]
|2
|HC Bablu Santra<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/pulwama-terror-attack-fish-seller-bablu-santra-crpf-martyr-havildar-howrah-kolkata-mamata-banerjee-west-bengal/367059|title=Pulwama terror attack: From fish-seller to a martyr, Bablu Santra inspirational journey|website=www.timesnownews.com}}</ref><br>Cst. Sudip Biswas<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/unfulfilled-nadia-crpf-sons-wish-for-a-brick-house-to-replace-hut/cid/1684647|title=Broken dream: Nadia son’s wish for a brick house to replace hut|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Tamil Nadu]]
|[[Tamil Nadu]]
|2
|2
|Cst. G. Subramanian<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2019/feb/15/pulwama-terror-attack-crpf-man-subramanians-father-urges-tamil-nadu-government-to-confirm-status-1939198.html|title=Pulwama terror attack: Sevalaperi villagers mourn CRPF jawan G Subramanian|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><br>Cst. C. Sivachandran<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pulwama-terror-attack-2-year-old-son-pregnant-wife-bids-crpf-jawan-from-tamil-nadu-sivachandran-fare-1994781|title=Wearing Father's Uniform, 2-Year-Old's Final Salute To Pulwama Soldier|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Assam]]
|[[Assam]]
|1
|1
|HC Maneswar Basumatary<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2019/feb/15/last-wish-of-this-slain-crpf-jawan-from-assam-was-left-unfulfilled-1939285.html|title=Last wish of this slain CRPF jawan in the Pulwama attack from Assam goes unfulfilled|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Karnataka]]
|[[Karnataka]]
|1
|1
|Cst. H. Guru<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/pulwama-terror-attack-braveheart-from-mandya-among-martyred-crpf-jawans/articleshow/68004792.cms|title=Pulwama terror attack: Braveheart from Mandya among martyred CRPF jawans|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
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|[[Jammu and Kashmir]]
|[[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
|1
|1
|HC Ahmed Naseer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/crpf-soldier-killed-in-pulwama-celebrated-his-birthday-a-day-earlier/story-whanctbWgtPZOHgOYdlE8J.html|title=CRPF soldier killed in Pulwama celebrated his birthday a day earlier|date=16 February 2019|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>
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|-
|[[Himachal Pradesh]]
|[[Himachal Pradesh]]
|1
|1
|Cst. Tilak Raj<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/shimla/himachal-jawan-martyred-in-pulwama-terror-attack/articleshow/67998788.cms|title=Himachal Jawan martyred in Pulwama terror attack|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
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|[[Kerala]]
|[[Kerala]]
|1
|1
|Cst. Vazhakkandiyil (V. V.) Vasantha Kumar<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/article/913423/we-lost-a-hero-kerala-village-mourns-crpf-man-killed-in-pulwama-attack|title=‘We lost a hero’: Kerala village mourns CRPF man killed in Pulwama attack|first=T. A.|last=Ameerudheen|website=Scroll.in}}</ref>
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|[[Jharkhand]]
|[[Jharkhand]]
|1
|1
|HC Vijay Soreng<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/pall-of-gloom-descends-on-jharkhands-village-after-killing-of-crpf-jawan-in-pulwama-attack/articleshow/68012107.cms|title=Pall of gloom descends on Jharkhand's village after killing of CRPF jawan in Pulwama attack|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
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|[[Madhya Pradesh]]
|[[Madhya Pradesh]]
|1
|1
|Cst. Lal Ashwini Kumar Kachhi<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pulwama-terror-attack-madhya-pradesh-village-mourns-soldier-killed-in-pulwama-1994309|title=Madhya Pradesh Village Mourns Soldier Killed In Pulwama Terror Attack|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>
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|-
|'''Total'''
|'''Total'''
|40
|40
|}
|}
At [[Lethpora]] near [[Awantipora]], around 15:15 IST, a bus carrying security guards was hit by a [[Mahindra Scorpio]] SUV carrying explosives. It caused a blast which killed 40 CRPF personnel of the 76th Battalion. The injured were moved to the army base hospital in [[Srinagar]].<ref name="BBC isolate">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-47249133|title=Pulwama attack: India will 'completely isolate' Pakistan|date=16 February 2019|website=BBC|language=en|access-date=16 February 2019}}</ref>
The [[Pakistan and terrorism|Pakistan]]-based [[Islamic terrorism|Islamist]] militant group (terrorist group) [[Jaish-e-Mohammed]] was responsible for this attack.They also released a video of the attacker, Adil Ahmad Dar. Dar was a 22-year old from [[Kakapora]] . He had joined the group a year ago.<ref>{{cite web |title=India will 'completely isolate' Pakistan |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-47249133 |publisher=BBC |language=en |date=15 February 2019}}</ref><ref name="TOI attack">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/37-crpf-jawans-martyred-in-ied-blast-in-jks-pulwama/articleshow/67992189.cms|title=Jaish terrorists attack CRPF convoy in Kashmir, kill at least 38 personnel|date=15 February 2019|website=The Times of India|access-date=15 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pulwama-terror-attack-jaish-e-mohammad-terrorist-who-attacked-crpf-in-jammu-and-kashmir-ived-10-km-f-1993899|title=Terrorist Lived 10&nbsp;km From Site Where He Killed 40 Soldiers In Kashmir|last=Sharma|first=Neeta|date=15 February 2019|website=[[NDTV]]|access-date=15 February 2019}}</ref> Pakistan denied any involvement with the group. But Jaish-e-Mohammed leader, [[Masood Azhar]], roams freely in that country.<ref name="BBC2019">{{cite web |title=How far might India go to 'punish' Pakistan? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-47250994 |language=en |date=15 February 2019|publisher=BBC}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Dutt |first1=Barkha |title=Everything will change after the Kashmir attack |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/02/15/everything-will-change-after-kashmir-attack/ |publisher=The Washington Post |language=en|quote=Two decades later, Masood Azhar has not been brought to justice. Instead, he hides in plain sight in Bahawalpur, in Pakistan’s Punjab Province, and is now allowed to address huge Islamist militant gatherings over audio speakers in other parts of Pakistan.}}</ref>


This is the deadliest terror attack on India's state security guards in Kashmir since 1989.<ref name=":1">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-47240660|title=Deadliest Kashmir militant attack on troops|date=14 February 2019|work=BBC News|access-date=15 February 2019|language=en-GB}}</ref>
On 14 February 2019, a convoy of 78 vehicles transporting more than 2,500 [[Central Reserve Police Force]] (CRPF){{efn|name=CRPF|The [[Central Reserve Police Force]] is the largest central paramilitary force under the [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]]. It is used to supplement the local police forces in contingencies and for countering insurgencies. According to Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan of the [[Observer Research Foundation]], it is less trained and armed than the Army.<ref name=Rajagopalan>
Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan, [https://thediplomat.com/2019/02/new-terror-attack-exposes-indias-limited-options/ New Terror Attack Exposes India’s Limited Options] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216125212/https://thediplomat.com/2019/02/new-terror-attack-exposes-indias-limited-options/ |date=16 February 2019 }}, ''The Diplomat'', 15 February 2019
</ref>}} personnel from [[Jammu]] to [[Srinagar]] was travelling on [[Jammu Srinagar National Highway|National Highway 44]]. The convoy had left Jammu around 03:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] and was carrying a large number of personnel due to the highway having been shut down for two days prior. The convoy was scheduled to reach its destination before sunset.<ref name="TOI attack" />
 
At [[Lethpora]] near [[Awantipora]], around 15:15 IST,<ref name=":1" /> a bus carrying security personnel was rammed by a car carrying explosives. It caused a blast which killed 40 CRPF personnel of the 76th Battalion and injured many others.<ref name="Gurung">{{cite news |last1=Gurung |first1=Shaurya Karanbir |title=What happened at Pulwama and history of terror attacks on convoys |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/what-happened-at-pulwama-and-history-of-terror-attacks-on-convoys/articleshow/68019194.cms |access-date=16 March 2019 |work=The Economic Times |date=20 February 2019}}</ref> The injured were moved to the army base hospital in Srinagar.<ref name="BBC isolate">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-47249133|title=Pulwama attack: India will 'completely isolate' Pakistan|date=16 February 2019|website=BBC|language=en|access-date=16 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215232429/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-47249133|archive-date=15 February 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
 
Pakistan-based militant group [[Jaish-e-Mohammed]] claimed responsibility for the attack. They also released a video of the assailant Adil Ahmad Dar, a 22-year old from [[Kakapora]] who had joined the group a year earlier.<ref name="TOI attack" /><ref name="auto">{{cite web |title=India will 'completely isolate' Pakistan |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-47249133 |publisher=[[BBC]] |language=en |date=15 February 2019 |access-date=15 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215232429/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-47249133 |archive-date=15 February 2019 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pulwama-terror-attack-jaish-e-mohammad-terrorist-who-attacked-crpf-in-jammu-and-kashmir-ived-10-km-f-1993899|title=Terrorist Lived 10 km From Site Where He Killed 40 Soldiers In Kashmir|last=Sharma|first=Neeta|date=15 February 2019|website=[[NDTV]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215053542/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pulwama-terror-attack-jaish-e-mohammad-terrorist-who-attacked-crpf-in-jammu-and-kashmir-ived-10-km-f-1993899|archive-date=15 February 2019|url-status=live|access-date=15 February 2019|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Dar's family had last seen him in March 2018, when he left his house on a bicycle one day and never returned.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hussain |first1=Ashiq |title='Desperately wanted him to quit': Pulwama suicide bomber Adil Dar's mother |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/desperately-wanted-him-to-quit-militancy-pulwama-terror-attack-suspect-s-mother/story-sajhZ3FBnslALDW3S4ClDL.html |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=17 February 2019 |language=en |date=16 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216115921/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/desperately-wanted-him-to-quit-militancy-pulwama-terror-attack-suspect-s-mother/story-sajhZ3FBnslALDW3S4ClDL.html |archive-date=16 February 2019 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Pakistan denied any involvement, though Jaish-e-Mohammed's leader, [[Masood Azhar]], is known to operate in the country.<ref name="BBC2019">{{cite web |title=How far might India go to 'punish' Pakistan? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-47250994 |language=en |date=15 February 2019 |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=16 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216101856/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-47250994 |archive-date=16 February 2019 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Dutt |first1=Barkha |title=Everything will change after the Kashmir attack |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/02/15/everything-will-change-after-kashmir-attack/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |language=en |quote=Two decades later, Masood Azhar has not been brought to justice. Instead, he hides in plain sight in Bahawalpur, in Pakistan’s Punjab Province, and is now allowed to address huge Islamist militant gatherings over audio speakers in other parts of Pakistan. |access-date=17 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217015246/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/02/15/everything-will-change-after-kashmir-attack/ |archive-date=17 February 2019 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
 
It is the deadliest terror attack on India's state security personnel in Kashmir since 1989.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-47240660|title=Deadliest Kashmir militant attack on troops|date=14 February 2019|work=BBC News|access-date=15 February 2019|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301102835/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-47240660|archive-date=1 March 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
 
===Perpetrator===
The perpetrator was identified as Adil Ahmad Dar, a 22-year old from [[Kakapora]].<ref name="auto"/> According to Dar's parents, Dar became radicalized after he was beaten by Indian police.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/pulwama-bomber-was-radicalised-after-cops-forced-him-to-rub-nose-on-ground-beat-him-up-say-parents-2038441.html|title=Pulwama Bomber Was Radicalised After Cops Forced Him to Rub Nose on Ground, Beat Him Up, Say Parents|website=News18|access-date=6 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228130438/https://www.news18.com/news/india/pulwama-bomber-was-radicalised-after-cops-forced-him-to-rub-nose-on-ground-beat-him-up-say-parents-2038441.html|archive-date=28 February 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>[https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/pulwama-bomber-adil-ahmad-dar-became-terrorist-after-he-was-beaten-by-troops-say-parents-1457317-2019-02-15 Pulwama bomber Adil Ahmad Dar became terrorist after he was beaten by troops, say parents] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190226083016/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/pulwama-bomber-adil-ahmad-dar-became-terrorist-after-he-was-beaten-by-troops-say-parents-1457317-2019-02-15 |date=26 February 2019 }}, ''[[India Today]]''</ref> Between September 2016 and March 2018, Adil Dar was reportedly arrested six times by Indian authorities.<ref name=Raina>[https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/cover-story/pulwama-bomber-was-detained-six-times-in-less-than-two-years/articleshow/68028982.cms Pulwama bomber was detained six times in less than two years] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228191855/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/cover-story/pulwama-bomber-was-detained-six-times-in-less-than-two-years/articleshow/68028982.cms |date=28 February 2019 }}, ''[[Mumbai Mirror]]''</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/433239-pulwama-attack-it-s-security-intel-lapse-pakistan-tells-india|title=Pulwama attack: It's security, intel lapse, Pakistan tells India|website=www.thenews.com.pk|access-date=6 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228130438/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/433239-pulwama-attack-it-s-security-intel-lapse-pakistan-tells-india|archive-date=28 February 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> However, each time he was released without any charges.<ref name=Raina/>
 
==Investigation==
The [[National Investigation Agency]] dispatched a 12-member team to probe the attack, working with the [[Jammu and Kashmir Police]].<ref name="BBC isolate" /><ref name="TOI attack" />
 
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>
 
== Aftermath ==
[[File:Candle Light March organised in Mehsana Gujarat in wake of 2019 Pulwama Attack.jpg|thumb|Candle light march organised in [[Mehsana]], [[Gujarat]]]]
 
[[State funeral]]s of security personnel killed in the attack were held in their respective native places.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2019/state-editions/state-funeral-to-pulwama-martyrs-from-punjab.html|title=State funeral to Pulwama martyrs from Punjab|date=16 February 2019|website=The Pioneer|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217142443/https://www.dailypioneer.com/2019/state-editions/state-funeral-to-pulwama-martyrs-from-punjab.html|archive-date=17 February 2019|url-status=live|access-date=17 February 2019|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india-pulwama-terror-attack-40-crpf-bravehearts-laid-to-rest-as-india-gives-final-farewell-tributes-pour-in-from-across-the-world-504777|title=Pulwama Terror Attack: 40 CRPF bravehearts laid to rest as India gives final farewell, tributes pour in from across the world|date=16 February 2019|website=India TV|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216233418/https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india-pulwama-terror-attack-40-crpf-bravehearts-laid-to-rest-as-india-gives-final-farewell-tributes-pour-in-from-across-the-world-504777|archive-date=16 February 2019|url-status=live|access-date=17 February 2019|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The [[Government of Punjab, India|government of Punjab]] announced [[ex gratia]] compensation of {{INRConvert|12|l}} each to the families of the killed  security personnel from the state and a government job to the [[next of kin]].<ref name=":3" /> India revoked Pakistan's [[most favoured nation]] status.<ref name="BBC isolate" /> The customs duty on all Pakistani goods imported to India were raised to 200%.<ref name=":0">[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/customs-duty-on-goods-from-pakistan-hiked-to-200-with-immediate-effect/articleshow/68026732.cms Pulwama terror attack: India hikes customs duty to 200% on all goods imported from Pakistan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216220405/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/customs-duty-on-goods-from-pakistan-hiked-to-200-with-immediate-effect/articleshow/68026732.cms |date=16 February 2019 }}, The Times of India, 16 February 2019.</ref> The government of India urged the [[Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering]] (FATF) to put Pakistan on the blacklist. The FATF decided to keep it on the 'grey list' and gave Pakistan time till October 2019 to comply with the 27 conditions it had laid down in June 2018, when it was put on the 'grey list', with an attending caveat. If Pakistan failed to comply, it would be added to the blacklist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/international/article/financial-action-task-force-pakistan-india-paris-money-laundering-terror-financing-blacklist-greylist/370791|title=FATF decides Pakistan to be on greylist; role of the Financial Action Task Force explained|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-02-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190225223812/https://www.timesnownews.com/international/article/financial-action-task-force-pakistan-india-paris-money-laundering-terror-financing-blacklist-greylist/370791|archive-date=25 February 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> On 17 February, the state administration revoked security provisions for separatist leaders.<ref>{{cite news |title=J&K administration withdraws security of 5 separatist leaders |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/jk-admin-withdraws-security-cover-of-five-separatist-leaders/articleshow/68032525.cms? |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=17 February 2019 |language=en |date=17 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217201029/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/jk-admin-withdraws-security-cover-of-five-separatist-leaders/articleshow/68032525.cms |archive-date=17 February 2019 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
 
Protests, [[bandh]]s and candle light marches were held across India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/pulwama-terror-attack-bharat-bandh-mamata-banerjee-kolkata-candlelight-march-protests-bandhs-crpf-bhendi-bazaar-mumbai-virar-sion-shiv-sena-bjp/366990|title=Pulwama terror attack: Anger on the streets as bandhs, protests, marches organised across states|website=timesnownews.com|language=en-GB|access-date=17 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216150619/https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/pulwama-terror-attack-bharat-bandh-mamata-banerjee-kolkata-candlelight-march-protests-bandhs-crpf-bhendi-bazaar-mumbai-virar-sion-shiv-sena-bjp/366990|archive-date=16 February 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/protests-across-country-against-pulwama-terror-attack/articleshow/68014683.cms|title=Protests across country against Pulwama terror attack|date=15 February 2019|website=The Times of India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217142646/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/protests-across-country-against-pulwama-terror-attack/articleshow/68014683.cms|archive-date=17 February 2019|url-status=live|access-date=17 February 2019|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/pulwama-terror-attack-protest-demonstrations-candle-light-processions-taken-out/|title=Pulwama terror attack: Protest demonstrations, candle light processions taken out|date=16 February 2019|website=Daily Excelsior|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217145739/http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/pulwama-terror-attack-protest-demonstrations-candle-light-processions-taken-out/|archive-date=17 February 2019|url-status=live|access-date=17 February 2019|df=dmy-all}}</ref> There were violent protests in Jammu resulting in a curfew being imposed starting 14 February. The Indian community in the United Kingdom held protests outside the Pakistan High Commission in [[London]].<ref name=":2" /> A delegation of Indian doctors cancelled their visit to Pakistan for the 13th Association of Anaesthesiologists Congress, organised  by the [[South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation]], in [[Lahore]] on 7 March.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/pulwama-terror-attack-live-updates-1457992-2019-02-17|title=Pulwama terror attack updates: Indians protest outside Pakistan High Commission in London|date=17 February 2019|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=17 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217143817/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/pulwama-terror-attack-live-updates-1457992-2019-02-17|archive-date=17 February 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Indian broadcaster [[DSport]] said it would no longer broadcast Pakistan Super League cricket matches.<ref name="aj-broadcaster-2019">{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/02/indian-broadcaster-pulls-pakistan-cricket-league-190218082302541.html|title=Indian broadcaster pulls out of Pakistan cricket league|date=18 February 2019|publisher=[[Al Jazeera]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219015034/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/02/indian-broadcaster-pulls-pakistan-cricket-league-190218082302541.html|archive-date=19 February 2019|url-status=live|access-date=19 February 2019}}</ref> The [[All Indian Cine Workers Association]] announced a ban on Pakistani actors and artists in the [[Indian Film Industry|Indian film industry]], and stated that strong action would be taken on any organisation violating it.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/international/pakistan/pakistani-actors-banned-from-working-in-india-after-kashmir-attack|title=Pakistani actors banned from working in India after Kashmir attack|last=Report|first=Web|website=Khaleej Times|access-date=2019-02-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222185234/https://www.khaleejtimes.com/international/pakistan/pakistani-actors-banned-from-working-in-india-after-kashmir-attack|archive-date=22 February 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The [[Indian Film & Television Directors' Association|Indian Film and Television Directors Association]] also announced a ban on Pakistani artists in films and music produced in India; the president of the organisation threatened to "vandalise" the [[Film set|sets]] of any Indian film production with Pakistani artists.<ref>[https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/pulwama-terror-attack-has-salman-khan-replaced-atif-aslam-in-notebook-after-ban-on-pakistani-artistes-1459441-2019-02-19 Pulwama terror attack: Has Salman Khan replaced Atif Aslam in Notebook after ban on Pakistani artistes?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221112347/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/pulwama-terror-attack-has-salman-khan-replaced-atif-aslam-in-notebook-after-ban-on-pakistani-artistes-1459441-2019-02-19 |date=21 February 2019 }}, ''[[India Today]]''</ref>
 
On 20 February 2019, Pakistani prisoner Shakarullah, who was serving a life term in India's Jaipur Central Jail under [[Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act]], was stabbed and beaten to death by four other inmates.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/pakistani-inmate-murder-jaipur-jail-pulwama-attack-1460616-2019-02-20|title=Pulwama aftermath: Pakistani inmate murdered inside Jaipur Central Jail|first1=Dev Ankur Wadhawan|last1=JaipurFebruary 20|first2=2019UPDATED|last2=February 20|first3=2019 19:00|last3=Ist|website=India Today|access-date=6 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190307221546/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/pakistani-inmate-murder-jaipur-jail-pulwama-attack-1460616-2019-02-20|archive-date=7 March 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/4-arrested-in-connection-with-death-of-pakistani-prisoner-in-jail-1466800-2019-02-28|title=4 arrested in connection with death of Pakistani prisoner in Jaipur jail|first1=A. N. I.|last1=JaipurFebruary 28|first2=2019UPDATED|last2=February 28|first3=2019 09:24|last3=Ist|website=India Today|access-date=6 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228130357/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/4-arrested-in-connection-with-death-of-pakistani-prisoner-in-jail-1466800-2019-02-28|archive-date=28 February 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> India claimed that Shakarullah was allegedly killed in a brawl among the inmates over television volume. Pakistan claimed that he was killed in retaliation of the Pulwama incident.<ref>[https://kashmirreader.com/2019/02/21/pak-seeks-response-from-india-on-inmate-killed-in-brawl-in-jaipur-prison/ "Pak seeks response from India on inmate killed in brawl in Jaipur prison"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228191906/https://kashmirreader.com/2019/02/21/pak-seeks-response-from-india-on-inmate-killed-in-brawl-in-jaipur-prison/ |date=28 February 2019 }}. ''Kashmir Reader. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.</ref>
 
===Gunfight with the militants===
Following intelligence inputs, in the early morning hours of 18 February, a joint team comprising 55 [[Rashtriya Rifles]], CRPF and [[Special Operations Group (India)|Special Operations Group]] of India killed two terrorists and two supporters in an anti-terrorism encounter operation in the ensuing manhunt for the perpetrators in [[Pulwama]]. One of them, Abdul Rasheed Ghazi alias Kamran, was identified as a Pakistani national and was considered the mastermind of the attack and a commander of the terrorist group Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/pulwama-attack-mastermind-abdul-rasheed-ghazi-killed-by-security-forces-in-kashmir/articleshow/68044481.cms|title=Pulwama attack mastermind Abdul Rasheed Ghazi killed by security forces in Kashmir|website=The Times of India|access-date=18 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218075855/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/pulwama-attack-mastermind-abdul-rasheed-ghazi-killed-by-security-forces-in-kashmir/articleshow/68044481.cms|archive-date=18 February 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In addition, local JeM recruit Hilal Ahmed, along with two sympathisers who housed Ghazi and Ahmed to evade capture, were also shot dead in the encounter. Four security personnel were killed in the gunfight.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Aarti Tikoo |last2=Dua |first2=Rohan |title=Four Army personnel including Major martyred in encounter with terrorists in Pulwama |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/encounter-underway-between-security-forces-and-terrorists-in-jks-pulwama/articleshow/68041226.cms |work=The Times of India |date=18 February 2019 |access-date=18 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218203507/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/encounter-underway-between-security-forces-and-terrorists-in-jks-pulwama/articleshow/68041226.cms |archive-date=18 February 2019 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/02/18/four-indian-soldiers-killed-clash-kashmir-militants/|title=Nine killed as Indian security forces battle Kashmir militants after suicide bombing|last=Bedi|first=Rahul|date=18 February 2019|work=The Telegraph|access-date=18 February 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218093330/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/02/18/four-indian-soldiers-killed-clash-kashmir-militants/|archive-date=18 February 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pulwama-encounter-major-vibhuti-dhoundiyal-second-officer-from-uttarakhand-to-be-killed-in-3-days-1995404|title=Army Major Vibhuti Dhoundiyal, 34, Second Officer From Uttarakhand To Be Killed In 3 Days|website=NDTV.com|access-date=18 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218225809/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pulwama-encounter-major-vibhuti-dhoundiyal-second-officer-from-uttarakhand-to-be-killed-in-3-days-1995404|archive-date=18 February 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
 
===Anti-Kashmiri backlash===
[[Kashmiris|Kashmiri]] students living in other parts of India faced a backlash after the attack, including violence and harassment,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/(X(1)S(1ca3ba45l0ueekivdewx3a55))/news/kashmir/violence-against-kashmiri-students-traders-unacceptable-nc/313679.html|title=Violence against Kashmiri students, traders unacceptable: NC|access-date=6 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221122151/https://www.greaterkashmir.com/(X(1)S(1ca3ba45l0ueekivdewx3a55))/news/kashmir/violence-against-kashmiri-students-traders-unacceptable-nc/313679.html|archive-date=21 February 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and eviction from their homes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1464491|title=Kashmiris living in India facing threats, evictions|date=18 February 2019|website=DAWN.COM|access-date=22 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222082628/https://www.dawn.com/news/1464491|archive-date=22 February 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In response, many Indians offered to house Kashmiris who may have been evicted.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-47278366|title=My home and heart are open to you|first1=Tom|last1=Gerken|first2=Pratik|last2=Jakhar|date=18 February 2019|via=www.bbc.com|access-date=22 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221171102/https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-47278366|archive-date=21 February 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
 
It was reported that number of Kashmiris fleeing from the rest of India had reached "hundreds".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/after-attacks-kashmiri-719267.html|title=After attacks, Kashmiri students continue to come home|date=19 February 2019|website=Deccan Herald|access-date=6 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222151940/https://www.deccanherald.com/national/after-attacks-kashmiri-719267.html|archive-date=22 February 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Jammu and Kashmir Students Organisation reported that 97% of Kashmiri students in [[Dehradun]] had been evacuated.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/after-pulwama-panic-dash-by-kashmiris-outside-home-state/cid/1685100|title=After Pulwama, panic dash by Kashmiris outside home state|website=www.telegraphindia.com|access-date=6 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222153439/https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/after-pulwama-panic-dash-by-kashmiris-outside-home-state/cid/1685100|archive-date=22 February 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Two Indian colleges in Dehradhun announced that no new Kashmiri students will receive admission.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/pulwama-attack-aftermath-two-dehradun-colleges-say-wont-admit-kashmiri-students/1490729/|title=Pulwama attack aftermath: Two Dehradun colleges say won't admit Kashmiri students|date=18 February 2019|access-date=6 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222152216/https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/pulwama-attack-aftermath-two-dehradun-colleges-say-wont-admit-kashmiri-students/1490729/|archive-date=22 February 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> One of those colleges, Alpine College, suspended its dean, who is a Kashmiri, after some groups called for him to be fired.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/pulwama-attack-kashmiri-students-asked-to-leave-mob-wanted-it-so-dean-was-suspended-says-head-of-dehradun-college-5590191/|title=Protests against Kashmiri students: Mob wanted it so dean was suspended, says head of Dehradun college|date=19 February 2019|access-date=6 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222095230/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/pulwama-attack-kashmiri-students-asked-to-leave-mob-wanted-it-so-dean-was-suspended-says-head-of-dehradun-college-5590191/|archive-date=22 February 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
 
[[Tathagata Roy]], the governor of the Indian state [[Meghalaya]], tweeted support for a [[boycott]] of "everything Kashmiri". [[Union Minister]] [[Ravi Shankar Prasad]] disagreed with this view.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bjp-expresses-disagreement-over-tathagatas-tweet-on-boycotting-everything-kashmiri/articleshow/68099997.cms|title=BJP expresses disagreement over Tathagata's tweet on boycotting 'everything Kashmiri'|date=21 February 2019|via=The Economic Times|access-date=22 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222042033/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bjp-expresses-disagreement-over-tathagatas-tweet-on-boycotting-everything-kashmiri/articleshow/68099997.cms|archive-date=22 February 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> A Kashmiri merchant was beaten in [[Kolkata]]; the attack was condemned by [[West Bengal]] chief minister [[Mamata Banerjee]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/scared-not-sure-if-i-will-come-back-kashmiri-trader-attacked-in-kolkata-5593774/|title=Scared, not sure if I will come back: Kashmiri trader attacked in Kolkata|date=21 February 2019|access-date=22 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222042033/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/scared-not-sure-if-i-will-come-back-kashmiri-trader-attacked-in-kolkata-5593774/|archive-date=22 February 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
 
Kashmir police chief Dilbagh Singh said they had asked affected states to protect students."<ref name="al-jazeera-02-16">{{cite news |last1=Fareed |first1=Rifat |title=Fear grips Kashmiris living in India after deadly suicide attack |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/02/fear-grips-kashmiris-living-india-deadly-suicide-attack-190216150244206.html |access-date=17 February 2019 |work=Al Jazeera |date=16 Feb 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216211513/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/02/fear-grips-kashmiris-living-india-deadly-suicide-attack-190216150244206.html |archive-date=16 February 2019 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister [[Omar Abdullah]] met with [[Rajnath Singh]] seeking assistance.<ref name="India-today-16">{{cite magazine |title=Pulwama attack: Kashmiri students from various parts of India allege harassment, CRPF launches helpline |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/pulwama-terror-attack-kashmiri-students-allege-harassment-crpf-helpline-1457910-2019-02-16 |magazine=India Today |access-date=17 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216231836/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/pulwama-terror-attack-kashmiri-students-allege-harassment-crpf-helpline-1457910-2019-02-16 |archive-date=16 February 2019 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
 
===Balakot airstrike===
{{main|2019 Balakot airstrike}}
On 26 February, twelve [[Mirage 2000]] jets of the [[Indian Air Force]] crossed the [[Line of Control]] and dropped bombs into Balakot, Pakistan.<ref name="ndtv-balakot">{{cite news |last1=Prabhu |first1=Sunil |editor-last1=Ghosh |editor-first1=Deepshikha |title=India Strikes After Pulwama Terror Attack, Hits Biggest Jaish-e-Mohammed Camp In Balakot |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/india-struck-biggest-training-camp-of-jaish-in-balakot-large-number-of-terrorists-eliminated-governm-1999390 |work=NDTV |date=26 February 2019 |access-date=27 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190227053325/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/india-struck-biggest-training-camp-of-jaish-in-balakot-large-number-of-terrorists-eliminated-governm-1999390 |archive-date=27 February 2019 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Pakistan army confirms Indian jets dropped 'four bombs' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/pakistan-army-confirms-indian-jets-dropped-four-bombs/articleshow/68171844.cms |work=The Times of India |agency=Press Trust of India |access-date=27 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190226221047/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/pakistan-army-confirms-indian-jets-dropped-four-bombs/articleshow/68171844.cms |archive-date=26 February 2019 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> India claimed that it attacked a Jaish-e-Mohammed training camp and killed a large number of terrorists, reported to be between 300 and 350.<ref name="ndtv-balakot"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Indian Air Strike Destroys Terror Camp In Pakistan, Upto 350 Terrorists Killed |url=https://www.bloombergquint.com/politics/pre-dawn-indian-air-strike-destroys-jem-camp-in-pakistan-sources-say-up-to-350-terrorists-killed-3 |work=BloombergQuint |agency=Press Trust of India |date=26 February 2019 |access-date=27 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190227181954/https://www.bloombergquint.com/politics/pre-dawn-indian-air-strike-destroys-jem-camp-in-pakistan-sources-say-up-to-350-terrorists-killed-3 |archive-date=27 February 2019 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Pakistan claimed that they quickly scrambled jets to intercept the IAF jets, who dropped their payloads to quickly return over the Line of Control.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-47370608|title=Viewpoint: India strikes in Pakistan a major escalation|date=2019-02-26|access-date=2019-02-26|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190227061938/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-47370608|archive-date=27 February 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
 
===India-Pakistan standoff===
{{main|2019 India-Pakistan standoff}}
On 27 February, [[Pakistan Air Force]] conducted an [[2019 Jammu and Kashmir airstrikes|airstrike]] into [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] in retaliation for the Indian airstrike the day before. Both Pakistan and India agreed that no damage was caused by Pakistan's airstrike. However, in an ensuing dogfight between Indian and Pakistani jets, an Indian [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21|MiG-21]] was shot down over Pakistan and [[Abhinandan Varthaman|its pilot]] captured. Pakistan released the pilot on 1 March.<ref name="Captured">{{cite news|title=Abhinandan: Captured Indian pilot handed back by Pakistan|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-47412884|work=[[BBC News]]|access-date=6 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301173217/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-47412884|archive-date=1 March 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
 
===Pakistan arrests suspects===
On 5 March, Pakistan arrested 44 members of various groups, including the Jaish-e-Muhammad. Some of those arrested had been named by India in a dossier it gave to Pakistan in the aftermath of the Pulwama attack.<ref name=Asghar>Asghar, Naseem. "[https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/03/190305135807274.html Son of Masood Azhar among 44 arrested] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306074615/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/03/190305135807274.html |date=6 March 2019 }}," ''[[The Express Tribune]]''.</ref> Pakistan said those arrested will be held for at least 14 days, and if India provided further evidence they would be prosecuted.<ref>Asad Hashim. "[https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/03/190305135807274.html Pakistan arrests scores in fresh crackdown on armed groups] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306074615/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/03/190305135807274.html |date=6 March 2019 }}," ''[[Al Jazeera English]]''</ref> Among those arrested were relatives of JeM leader [[Masood Azhar]], including his son Hamad Azhar and his brother Abdul Rauf.<ref name=Asghar/>
 
==Reactions==
===India and Pakistan===
Indian [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]] condemned the attack and expressed solidarity with the victims and their families. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh assured that a strong response will be given to the terror attack.<ref name="TOI attack" /> India blamed Pakistan for the attack.<ref name="WP vows">[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 Modi vows action after dozens die in deadliest attack in Indian-held Kashmir in 3 decades] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217084944/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?utm_term=.2baaddc86a06 |date=17 February 2019 }}, The Washington Post, 16 February 2019.</ref> ''[[BBC News]]'' has said that the involvement of the Jaish-e-Mohammed in the bombing "directly links" Pakistan to the attack, while also pointing out that Jaish-e-Mohammed had attacked Pakistani military targets in the past.<ref name="BBC punish">[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-47250994 Viewpoint: How far might India go to 'punish' Pakistan?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216174604/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-47250994 |date=16 February 2019 }}, BBC News, 15 February 2018</ref> It is widely accepted among security analysts that Jaish-e-Mohammed is the creation of Pakistan's [[Inter-Services Intelligence]].<ref>{{harvnb|Moj|2015|p=98}}; {{harvnb|Jaffrelot|2015|p=520}}</ref> Pakistan banned the group in 2002,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/pakistan-says-it-fulfilled-obligations-against-jaish-e-mohammad/story-CI7c4SokqDaIFSF7sy9pzJ.html|title=Pakistan says it fulfilled obligations against Jaish-e-Mohammad|date=17 February 2019|website=www.hindustantimes.com|access-date=22 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221112159/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/pakistan-says-it-fulfilled-obligations-against-jaish-e-mohammad/story-CI7c4SokqDaIFSF7sy9pzJ.html|archive-date=21 February 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> but it has resurfaced under different names and retains ISI's support.<ref>{{harvnb|Gregory|2007|pp=1022–1023}}: "However, most of those arrested were subsequently released without any charges and the separatist/terrorist groups, such as the ISI creations Lashkar-e-Toiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed, have been permitted to re-form, some of them under different names."</ref><ref>{{citation |author=C. Christine Fair |author-link=C. Christine Fair |title=Bringing back the Dead: Why Pakistan Used the Jaishe-Mohammad to Attack an Indian Airbase |newspaper=Huffington Post |date=12 January 2016 |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cchristinefair/bringingbackthedeadwh_b_8955224.html |quote=This interpretation of the attack as "peace spoiler" misses the strategic element of the ISI's revival of Jaish-e-Mohammad...}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Bruce Riedel |author-link=Bruce Riedel |title=Blame Pakistani Spy Service for Attack on Indian Air Force Base |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/01/05/blame-pakistani-spy-service-for-attack-on-indian-air-force-base.html |newspaper=The Daily Beast |date=5 January 2016 |access-date=16 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170503130537/http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/01/05/blame-pakistani-spy-service-for-attack-on-indian-air-force-base.html |archive-date=3 May 2017 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}: "His group is technically illegal in Pakistan but enjoys the continuing patronage of the ISI."</ref> The ''[[New York Times]]'' questioned the nature of the link to Pakistan, pointing out that the bomber came from Indian-administered Kashmir and the explosives may also have been locally procured.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/world/asia/kashmir-attack-pulwama.html India Blames Pakistan for Attack in Kashmir, Promising a Response] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190223135448/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/world/asia/kashmir-attack-pulwama.html |date=23 February 2019 }}, ''[[New York Times]]'', Feb 15, 2019.</ref>
 
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 |title=Modi vows action after dozens die in deadliest attack in Indian-held Kashmir in 3 decades |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 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |language=en |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. |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 |url-status=live |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 |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 |publisher=[[Al Jazeera]] |access-date=19 February 2019 |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 |url-status=live |date=18 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 |title=Pakistan warns India against attacking |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-47290107 |work=[[BBC News]] |access-date=21 February 2019 |date=19 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190223090151/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-47290107 |archive-date=23 February 2019 |url-status=live |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>[https://www.dawn.com/news/1464867 India rejects Imran’s offer, seeks action against perpetrators] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222084007/https://www.dawn.com/news/1464867 |date=22 February 2019 }}, ''[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]''</ref>
 
Following the attack on the Indian territory, the producers of the Indian Hindi films, including [[Notebook (2019 film)|''Notebook'']], ''[[Kabir Singh]]'' and ''[[Satellite Shankar]]'', decided not to release the films in Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/pulwama-aftermath-salman-khans-notebook-satellite-shankar-and-shahid-kapoors-kabir-singh-to-not-release-in-pakistan/1467838|title=Pulwama aftermath: Salman Khan's 'Notebook', 'Satellite Shankar' and Shahid Kapoor's 'Kabir Singh' to NOT release in Pakistan|date=2019-02-24|website=Freepressjournal : Latest Indian news, Live updates|language=en-US|access-date=28 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228033025/https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/pulwama-aftermath-salman-khans-notebook-satellite-shankar-and-shahid-kapoors-kabir-singh-to-not-release-in-pakistan/1467838|archive-date=28 February 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/pulwama-attacks-salman-khans-production-notebook-satellite-shankar-shahid-kapoors-kabir-singh-not-release-pakistan/|title=Pulwama Attacks Salman Khan's production Notebook, Satellite Shankar and Shahid Kapoor's Kabir Singh to NOT release in Pakistan - Bollywood Hungama|last=Hungama|first=Bollywood|date=2019-02-24|language=en|access-date=28 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228130419/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/pulwama-attacks-salman-khans-production-notebook-satellite-shankar-shahid-kapoors-kabir-singh-not-release-pakistan/|archive-date=28 February 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/shahid-kapoors-kabir-singh-and-salman-khan-produced-notebook-wont-release-in-pakistan-1997334|title=Shahid Kapoor's Kabir Singh And Salman Khan-Produced Notebook Won't Release In Pakistan|website=NDTV.com|access-date=28 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228161530/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/shahid-kapoors-kabir-singh-and-salman-khan-produced-notebook-wont-release-in-pakistan-1997334|archive-date=28 February 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
 
Former Indian cricket players and [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI) called for the boycott on the 2019 World Cup group match fixture between [[India national cricket team|India]] and [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] with raising concerns on banning Pakistan cricket team from playing in the [[2019 Cricket World Cup]] tournament.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/02/26/sport/india-pakistan-kashmir-cricket-world-cup-spt-intl/index.html|title=Will violence prevent India vs. Pakistan World Cup showdown?|author=James Masters|website=CNN|access-date=2019-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306044757/https://edition.cnn.com/2019/02/26/sport/india-pakistan-kashmir-cricket-world-cup-spt-intl/index.html|archive-date=6 March 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/47361012|title=ICC says 'no indication' India v Pakistan World Cup match will not go ahead|date=2019-02-25|access-date=2019-03-03|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301210922/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/47361012|archive-date=1 March 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/icc-bcci-india-vs-pakistan-2019-icc-world-cup-1462441-2019-02-22|title=ICC warns BCCI: India likely to lose proposal to ban Pakistan from World Cup|newspaper=India Today|language=en|access-date=2019-03-03|agency=Ist|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306045215/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/icc-bcci-india-vs-pakistan-2019-icc-world-cup-1462441-2019-02-22|archive-date=6 March 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> However, after conducting a press meet in Dubai, the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) rejected BCCI's statement regarding banning Pakistan from the World Cup and assured that the scheduled match will go ahead as planned despite the [[2019 India–Pakistan standoff|ongoing standoff between the two nations]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/icc-meeting-bcci-letter-boycott-cricket-ties-with-pakistan-pulwama-terror-attack-1469341-2019-03-03|title=ICC to BCCI: Severing cricket ties with countries not our domain|last=DubaiMarch 3|first=Press Trust of India|last2=March 3|first2=2019UPDATED|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2019-03-03|last3=Ist|first3=2019 12:26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190303100040/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/icc-meeting-bcci-letter-boycott-cricket-ties-with-pakistan-pulwama-terror-attack-1469341-2019-03-03|archive-date=3 March 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/international-cricket-council-turns-down-indian-boards-request-on-terrorism-report-2001945|title=International Cricket Council Turns Down Indian Board's Request On Terrorism: Report {{!}} Cricket News|last=NDTVSports.com|website=NDTVSports.com|language=en|access-date=2019-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190303113235/https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/international-cricket-council-turns-down-indian-boards-request-on-terrorism-report-2001945|archive-date=3 March 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
 
On 8 March 2019, the [[India national cricket team]] wore camouflage military caps in tribute to the CRPF personnel killed in the attack during [[Australian cricket team in India in 2018–19#3rd ODI|the third ODI]] against [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] at [[Ranchi]]. The players also donated their match fees to the [[National Defence Fund]]. The [[Pakistan Cricket Board]] wrote to the ICC to protest the gesture. The ICC stated that BCCI had asked for, and received, permission to wear the caps.<ref>{{cite web |title=India was granted permission to wear camouflage caps in memory of fallen soldiers: ICC - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/australia-in-india/india-was-granted-permission-to-wear-camouflage-caps-in-memory-of-fallen-soldiers-icc/articleshow/68360889.cms |website=The Times of India |access-date=11 March 2019}}</ref>
 
===International community===
The [[United States]] condemned the attack and added it would work with India in counterterrorism efforts. It asked Pakistan to stop sheltering terrorists and urged it to cooperate with the investigation and punish those responsible.<ref>{{cite news |title=US asks Pak to stop supporting terrorists, suspects ISI behind Pulwama |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/world/2019/02/15/us-asks-pak-to-stop-supporting-terrorists-suspects-isi-behind-pulwama.html |work=The Week |agency=Press Trust of India |date=15 February 2019 |language=en |access-date=3 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306050134/https://www.theweek.in/news/world/2019/02/15/us-asks-pak-to-stop-supporting-terrorists-suspects-isi-behind-pulwama.html |archive-date=6 March 2019 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>[https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/02/pulwama-attack-chief-urges-india-pakistan-defuse-tensions-190220091805765.html Pulwama attack: UN chief urges India, Pakistan to defuse tensions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221221838/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/02/pulwama-attack-chief-urges-india-pakistan-defuse-tensions-190220091805765.html |date=21 February 2019 }}, [[Al-Jazeera]]</ref> Pakistan said it was ready to cooperate with such an investigation.<ref>[https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/02/india-allegations-pakistan-evidence-khan-190219082756101.html India demands Pakistan take 'credible action' over Kashmir attack] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221111938/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/02/india-allegations-pakistan-evidence-khan-190219082756101.html |date=21 February 2019 }}, [[Al-Jazeera]]</ref> A statement from the [[US Department of State]] noted that Pakistan-based [[Jaish-e-Mohammed]] (JeM) had claimed responsibility for the attack.<ref>{{cite news |title=US condemns Pulwama terror attack, asks Pakistan to deny support to terrorists |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/us-condemns-pulwama-terror-attack-asks-pakistan-to-deny-support-to-terrorists-1456635-2019-02-15 |work=India Today |date=15 February 2019 |location=New Delhi |language=en |access-date=21 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221112025/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/us-condemns-pulwama-terror-attack-asks-pakistan-to-deny-support-to-terrorists-1456635-2019-02-15 |archive-date=21 February 2019 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> [[Bangladesh]], [[Bhutan]], [[China]],<ref>{{cite news|work=[[The Economic Times]]|date=15 February 2019|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/china-condemns-kashmir-terror-attack/articleshow/68006151.cms|title=China condemns Kashmir terror attack}}</ref> [[France]],<ref name="ec2">{{cite news |title=US, Russia, France & India's neighbours extend solidarity and support after Pulwama attack |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/us-russia-france-indias-neighbours-extend-solidarity-and-support-after-pulwama-attack/articleshow/67999786.cms |newspaper=[[The Economic Times]] |date=14 February 2019 |access-date=14 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215050755/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/us-russia-france-indias-neighbours-extend-solidarity-and-support-after-pulwama-attack/articleshow/67999786.cms |archive-date=15 February 2019 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> [[Hungary]],<ref>{{cite web |title=The Hungarian Government strongly condemns the dreadful terrorist attack in Pulwama, India |url=http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-foreign-affairs-and-trade/news/the-government-of-hungary-condemns-in-the-strongest-terms-the-heinous-terrorist-attack-in-pulwama |website=Website of the Hungarian Government |date=15 February 2019 |access-date=18 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219072932/http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-foreign-affairs-and-trade/news/the-government-of-hungary-condemns-in-the-strongest-terms-the-heinous-terrorist-attack-in-pulwama |archive-date=19 February 2019 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> [[Israel]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Israel is with India: PM Netanyahu assures PM Modi |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/israel-is-with-india-pm-netanyahu-assures-pm-modi/articleshow/68012382.cms |work=The Times of India |agency=Press Trust of India |date=15 February 2019 |access-date=20 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219062312/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/israel-is-with-india-pm-netanyahu-assures-pm-modi/articleshow/68012382.cms |archive-date=19 February 2019 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> [[Maldives]],<ref name="ec2"/> [[Nepal]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/condolences-pour-in-from-across-the-globe-for-pulwama-terror-attack-1456479-2019-02-14|title=Condolences pour in from across the globe for Pulwama terror attack|date=14 February 2019|access-date=14 February 2019|website=India Today|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214220737/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/condolences-pour-in-from-across-the-globe-for-pulwama-terror-attack-1456479-2019-02-14|archive-date=14 February 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Russia]],<ref name="ec2" /> [[Saudi Arabia]],<ref>{{cite news|work=[[Outlook India]]|title=Saudi Arabia Condemns Pulwama Terror Attack|date=15 February 2019|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-saudi-arabia-condemns-pulwama-terror-attack/325521}}</ref> [[Singapore]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www1.mfa.gov.sg/Newsroom/Press-Statements-Transcripts-and-Photos/2019/02/15Feb2019Srinagar|title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs Press Statement: Condolence Letter from Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan on the Terror Attack in Pulwama, Jammu & Kashmir, Republic of India, on 14 February 2019|website=www1.mfa.gov.sg|access-date=15 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216035127/https://www1.mfa.gov.sg/Newsroom/Press-Statements-Transcripts-and-Photos/2019/02/15Feb2019Srinagar|archive-date=16 February 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Sri Lanka]],<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1096094758458470400|user=MaithripalaS|title=Extremely saddened about dastardly terror attack killing 40 CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) Jawans in Balawanapur, South Kashmir (J&K State). The world must condemn such brutal terrorist attacks and take effective action to prevent such incidents in future.@narendramodi|author=Maithripala Sirisena|date=14 February 2019}}</ref><ref name="livemn2">{{cite news |title=World leaders condemn Pulwama terror attack |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/world-leaders-condemn-pulwama-terror-attack-1550159428336.html |publisher=[[Livemint]] |date=15 February 2019 |access-date=14 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215050840/https://www.livemint.com/news/india/world-leaders-condemn-pulwama-terror-attack-1550159428336.html |archive-date=15 February 2019 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> [[Turkey]],<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1465978|title='Dialogue not war' is the solution to Pak-India problems: Turkish ambassador|first=Naveed|last=Siddiqui|date=26 February 2019|website=DAWN.COM|access-date=6 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305194935/https://www.dawn.com/news/1465978|archive-date=5 March 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> the [[United Arab Emirates]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://gulfnews.com/uae/government/uae-condemns-terrorist-attack-on-police-force-in-kashmir-1.1550218523466|title=UAE condemns terrorist attack on police force in Kashmir|newspaper=Gulf News|date=15 February 2019|access-date=15 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216035341/https://gulfnews.com/uae/government/uae-condemns-terrorist-attack-on-police-force-in-kashmir-1.1550218523466|archive-date=16 February 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and the [[United Kingdom]]<ref>{{cite news|work=[[Business Standard]]|title=UK condemns 'senseless' Pulwama attack|date=16 February 2019|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/uk-condemns-senseless-pulwama-attack-119021600017_1.html}}</ref> condemned the attack, as did the [[United Nations Secretary-General]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/un-secretary-general-antonio-guterres-condemns-pulwama-terror-attack-1993835|title=UN Chief Condemns Pulwama Terror Attack|date=15 February 2019|access-date=15 February 2019|publisher=NDTV|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215013543/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/un-secretary-general-antonio-guterres-condemns-pulwama-terror-attack-1993835|archive-date=15 February 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> China and Turkey also defended Pakistan's efforts to fight terrorism.<ref name="auto1"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eurasiantimes.com/turkey-rejects-indian-allegations-on-pulwama-attack-pakistan-media/|title=Turkey Rejects Indian Allegations on Pulwama Attack: Pakistan Media|first=EurAsian|last=Times|date=22 February 2019|website=EurAsian Times: Latest Asian, Middle-East, EurAsian, Indian News|access-date=6 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190227181958/https://eurasiantimes.com/turkey-rejects-indian-allegations-on-pulwama-attack-pakistan-media/|archive-date=27 February 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/435666-pulwama-attack-turkey-rejects-indian-allegations|title=Pulwama attack: Turkey rejects Indian allegations|website=www.thenews.com.pk|access-date=6 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190227182103/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/435666-pulwama-attack-turkey-rejects-indian-allegations|archive-date=27 February 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|work=[[South China Morning Post]]|title=China offers support for Pakistan counterterrorism efforts after Pulwama attack|date=26 February 2019|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/2187697/china-pakistan-discuss-pulwama-terror-attack-ahead-summit-india}}</ref> China placed a temporary block on a [[UN Security Council]] resolution following the attack, which was backed by all other permanent members of the council, to designate JeM leader [[Masood Azhar]] as a global terrorist.<ref>{{cite news|work=[[The Economic Times]]|title=Russia to back 'ban Azhar' proposal: Working on China for support|date=13 March 2019|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/russia-to-back-ban-azhar-proposal-russia-working-on-china-for-support/articleshow/68384457.cms}}</ref>
 
[[Iran]]'s Deputy Foreign Minister [[Abbas Araghchi]] met with India's [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|External Affairs Minister]] [[Sushma Swaraj]] and referring to both the 2019 Pulwama attack and the [[2019 Khash–Zahedan suicide bombing]], he stated that Iran and India would work together to prevent future attacks.<ref name="IT2019">{{cite magazine |title=Enough is enough, says Iran in talks with India after Pak-based terror groups attack both countries |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/enough-is-enough-says-iran-s-deputy-foreign-minister-during-meet-with-sushma-swaraj-on-terrorism-1457980-2019-02-17 |magazine=[[India Today]] |language=en |date=17 February 2019 |access-date=18 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219085552/https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/enough-is-enough-says-iran-s-deputy-foreign-minister-during-meet-with-sushma-swaraj-on-terrorism-1457980-2019-02-17 |archive-date=19 February 2019 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
 
==Legacy==
The Indian cricket team paid tribute to the 40 soldiers killed in the Pulwama attack by wearing the camouflage caps instead of the usual sky blue team India cap, during the third [[One Day International]] match with Australia in [[Ranchi]].<ref name="Associated Press" /> Pakistan objected to this gesture and Pakistani Information Minister [[Fawad Chaudhry]] and Foreign Minister [[Shah Mahmood Qureshi]] called the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) to ban the Indian team for allegedly mixing cricket with politics.<ref name="DAWN10March">{{cite news |last1=Siddique |first1=Imran |title=PCB to ask ICC for action against India for 'politicising' cricket with army caps |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1468805/pcb-to-ask-icc-for-action-against-india-for-politicising-cricket-with-army-caps |access-date=14 March 2019 |work=DAWN.COM |date=10 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref> The [[Pakistani Cricket Board]] formally raised the matter with the ICC.<ref name="News18_9March">{{cite news |title=Pakistan Demands ICC Action Against India for Wearing Military Cap |url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/pakistan-demands-icc-action-against-india-for-wearing-military-cap-2061525.html |access-date=14 March 2019 |work=News18 |date=9 March 2019}}</ref> The ICC clarified that the Indian team had requested and was granted permission by the ICC to wear the camouflage caps as a part of fundraising drive and to pay tribute to the soldiers killed in the attack.<ref name="Associated Press">{{cite news |last1=Ali |first1=Rizwan |title=ICC says India sought permission to wear camouflage caps |url=https://www.apnews.com/70ae704d631045f289e7bfc86b8a35b9 |access-date=14 March 2019 |work=AP NEWS |agency=The Associated Press |date=11 March 2019}}</ref>
 
==See also==
* [[List of terrorist incidents in India]]
* [[Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir]]
* [[India–Pakistan relations]]
* [[2016 Uri attack]]
 
== Notes ==
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==References==
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After the pulwama attack all Indian national cricket team though that they would wear an army cap to honor martyrs fomer Indian captain asked Virat Kohli to do this.
==Bibliography==
== References ==
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