India Stops Poonch Rawalakot Bus Service

India Stops Poonch Rawalakot Bus Service

India stopped Poonch Rawalakot bus service today (February 18). The Cross-LoC bus services on the Poonch-Rawalakot road between Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) has been suspended following the Pulwama terror attack. India has already taken some stern steps earlier following the attack.

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India has revoked the Most Favored Nation Status granted to Pakistan. The Union government has hiked the customs duty on all goods imported from Pakistan to 200 % with immediate effect. The security cover of six separatist leaders, Abdul Gani Bhat, Bilal Lone, Hashim Qureshi, Fazal Haq Qureshi and Shabir Shah and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, was withdrawn by India on Sunday.

India Stops Poonch Rawalakot Bus Service

Earlier on onday, four Army personnel including a Major were killed in an encounter that broke out between security forces and terrorists in Pulwama district. The encounter took place in Pinglina area of Pulwama. The army personnel killed in the encounter belonged to 55 Rashtriya Rifles.

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According to the media sources, one civilian was also killed in this gunfight. Security forces received information that some militants were hiding in the area. Following which Indian Army's 55 Rashtriya Rifles, CRPF and Special Operation Group jointly launched a cordon in the early hours of Monday morning. During the search operation, a gunfight broke out.

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India Stops Poonch Rawalakot Bus Service

Security forces also cornered two terrorists. These terrorists were suspected to have links with Adil Ahmad Dar, a Jaish-e-Mohammed bomber who was involved in a terror attack killing 44 CRPF jawans.

- PTC NEWS