New Delhi, February 16: Two days after Pulwama terror attack that claimed lives of 40 CRPF jawans in Jammu and Kashmir, India on Saturday slapped a higher customs duty on all goods imported from Pakistan. This came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi led government on Friday announced to withdraw the 'Most Favoured Nation' or MFN status given to Pakistan for bilateral trade.

The basic customs duty on all goods exported from Pakistan to India has been raised to 200 per cent with immediate effect following the revocation of MFN status given to Pakistan, news agency ANI reported. The Indian government also launched an international campaign for exposing and isolating Pakistan for its complicity in terror activities, while taking all domestic and global players into confidence. Pakistan Violates Ceasefire in Rajouri Two Days After Pulwama Attack, One Jawan Injured.

Just a day after the Pulwama attack, India on Friday started the process of isolating Pakistan on the international stage with Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale meeting at least two dozen envoys in the national Capital. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, after a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security on Friday, said the External Affairs Ministry would also initiate all diplomatic measures to ensure the global isolation of Pakistan. Pulwama Terror Attack: How CRPF Jawans Fell in JeM Trap.

Jaitley said that India would press with the international community to ensure the early adoption at the UN of the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT). Following the revocation of MFN status given to Pakistan by India, Islamabad said it will consider "all available option" to retaliate against Delhi over the withdrawal of MFN status.

"Pakistan might take unilateral measures against India or revoke concessions under the South Asia preferential trade agreement (Sapta) and might take up the issue in the Geneva-based World Trade Organisation," Dawn quoted Razak Dawood, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan advisor on Commerce as saying.

40 CRPF personnel were killed when their convoy was targeted on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway on Thursday. The convoy comprised 78 buses in which around 2500 personnel were travelling from Jammu to Srinagar. Soon after, Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), which is based in Pakistan and backed by the Pakistani administration, claimed responsibility for the attack.

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