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Topic: Pahalgam terror attack

On 22 April, 2025, terrorists killed 25 Indians—24 tourists and a Kashmiri local—and 1 Nepalese tourist at Baisaran meadows in Pahalgam before fleeing the tourist spot. Eyewitness accounts indicate victims were singled out on the basis of religion, shot at close range in front of their families.

At the time of the attack, PM Modi was in Saudi Arabia on an official visit and US Vice President JD Vance was visiting India. Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) offshoot The Resistance Front (TRF) claimed responsibility for the attack.

The Cabinet Committee of Security (CCS) chaired by PM Modi met the day after the attack and in a statement highlighted a potential link to Pakistan, saying “cross-border linkages of the terrorist attack were brought out”.

Pahalgam had 3 direct attackers, chose Baisaran due to high footfall, relative isolation—NIA officials

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Baisaran Valley is meadow located about 6.5 km from Pahalgam in Anantnag. Popularly known as 'mini Switzerland', Baisaran is accessible only through pony rides, long treks.

India scattered Pakistan’s missiles ‘like twigs’, will hunt terrorists in ‘depths of hell’: PM Modi

ANI -
'Operation Sindoor has drawn a new line of India's defence policy, sending a strong message that no adversary will go unpunished' PM Modi said while addressing a gathering in Gaya.

Munir’s threat to ‘take half the world down’ highlights Pakistan’s ‘true colour’, say govt sources

Keshav Padmanabhan -
Pakistani army chief’s remarks show his country is ‘irresponsible State with nuclear weapons’ & willing to shelter terrorists under the nuclear umbrella, sources say.

Congress MP raises doubts over Op Mahadev, asks if terrorists killed were ‘real’ Pahalgam attackers

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Renuka Chowdhury also attacks the government over CISF personnel being designated as marshals for Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.

India, Pakistan WCL semi-final unlikely as Indian cricketers refuse to participate

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League match was earlier abandoned after some of the team members from Indian squad refused to go ahead citing the sentiments after the Pahalgam terror attack.

India’s remarks on Pahalgam attackers ‘replete with fabrications’, says Pakistan foreign ministry

Reuters -
Home Minister Amit Shah told parliament the govt had evidence that the three militants, killed in a gun battle in Kashmir this week, were the perpetrators of the Pahalgam attack.

Congress has given ‘clean chit’ to Pakistan…whole world supported Op Sindoor but not them, says Modi

Neelam Pandey -
In his response to the Op Sindoor debate in Lok Sabha, PM said Congress and its allies have become 'spokespersons of the propaganda spread by Pakistan'.

Armed Forces avenged April 22 Pahalgam attack in 22 mins, says PM Modi, hails Operation Sindoor

ANI -
Speaking in Lok Sabha during a discussion on Op Sindoor, PM describes ongoing Parliament session as a 'Vijay Utsav', celebrating India's military strength.

Slain Pahalgam tourists were ‘Bharatiya’ or ‘Hindus’? Priyanka vs BJP, a tense exchange in Parliament

Sourav Roy Barman -
Congress MP called Pahalgam killings a 'major failure of Indian agencies'. She also responded to Amit Shah's remarks that her mother Sonia Gandhi had wept for Batla House terrorists.

Akhilesh questions timing of Pahalgam terrorists’ killings in LS— ‘why did it happen only yesterday?’

Neelam Pandey -
On Day 2 of the Op Sindoor debate, Union Home Minister Amit Shah informed the Parliament that the 3 terrorists behind the 22 April Pahalgam attack had been killed. 
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