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TopicPahalgam terror attack

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”.

From water wars to geopolitical fallout, the Pahalgam attack & its many ramifications

Antara Baruah -
Global media also highlights US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s call for India and Pakistan to ‘de-escalate tensions’, and raising the possible need to bring in a ‘neutral third party’.

‘There were security & intelligence lapses’: NC Chief Farooq Abdullah on Pahalgam

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Abdullah also condemned Pakistan's attempt to destabilise the region & General Asim Munir’s provocative remarks, while expressing support for Modi govt's response.

Lt Gen Pratik Sharma takes over as Northern Army Commander amid heightened tensions with Pakistan

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Sharma was stationed in Kashmir since the Pahalgam attack & was part of all security briefings and planning. He takes over after superannuation of Lt Gen M.V. Suchindra Kumar.

NIA begins investigation into Pahalgam attack, DG reaches J&K

ANI -
While the accused are still at large, Pakistan-based terror outfit LeT's proxy, Resistance Front (TRF) has claimed responsibility for the 22 April attack that killed 26 people.

Modi govt rapped BBC for ‘militants’. That leaves NYT, AFP, AP, and the rest

Shailaja Bajpai -
Calling terrorists ‘militants’, ‘gunmen’, ‘armed men’, ‘attackers’, or ‘assailants’ hurts our sensibilities and reminds us that Western media generally treats Kashmir as a disputed territory.

Any cross-border strike by India faces a potential drawback. It may be seen as underwhelming

Sidharth Raimedhi -
The response of Kashmiris has been an outcome that is a true game-changer. The present government has an opportunity to claim ownership over this final and happy chapter.

Retd Bangladeshi major general calls for ‘occupation’ of India’s Northeast if it attacks Pakistan

Debdutta Chakraborty -
ALM Fazlur Rahman, who heads the seven-member commission probing the 2009 BDR mutiny, made the comment Tuesday on Facebook amid heightened India-Pakistan tension.

India shuts airspace to all Pakistani airlines, military flights amid tensions over Pahalgam attack

ANI -
The move comes amid a rise in ceasefire violations by Pakistan along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistan had announced closing its airspace for Indian flights six days ago.

Whoever did it, wherever they are, they have to pay—Rahul on Pahalgam; asks PM to act ‘now’

Sourav Roy Barman -
The Congress leader met family of a Pahalgam attack victim in Kanpur earlier in the day and demanded 'martyrs' status' for those killed in 22 April massacre.

‘They said I don’t belong’—Kashmiri shawl vendors leave Mussoorie after 2 assaulted by local residents

Zenaira Bakhsh -
16 vendors left Mussoorie following a hate crime in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack. Police asked all of them to go back to Kashmir for 'their safety'.
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