New Delhi, May 2 -- Asserting a collective will to teach Pakistan a lesson as a nation, the Congress Working Committee on Friday urged the central government to act with firmness, strategic clarity, and international coordination to isolate and penalise Islamabad for its continued export of terror.

The CWC, which met here today under the chairmanship of the Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, passed a resolution expressing solidarity and support with the 26 families who lost their loved ones in the barbaric terrorist attack in Pahalgam.

In his opening remarks, Kharge said that the Congress has expressed unambiguous support for the government's handling of the situation. However, he pointed out that even after ten days of the gruesome...