ISLAMABAD – Pakistan summons National Security Committee meeting amidescalation with India, sources have revealed.
The civil and military leadership is expected to meet this week to discussworsening relations with India in the wake of Pulwama attack, with thegovernment on Monday recalling its high commissioner from New Delhi for“consultations”.
India has already called back its envoy a day after the Pulwama attack thatleft at least 46 Indian security officials dead in one of the worst attacksin over three decades in Indian Occupied Kashmir.
The Foreign Office in a statement confirmed that Sohail Mahmood, the highcommissioner to India, had been recalled for ‘consultations’ amiddeterioration in ties between the two nuclear-tipped neighbours.
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Officials said the envoy would brief the civil and military leadershipabout the current situation in India.
Pakistan is expected to respond to the Indian threats after thehigh-powered National Security Committee (NSC) meeting.
