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”.
The past and present governments must be sued for failing to maintain recommended number of fighter jets.
AIMIM Leader Owaisi challenged why TOI published a headline saying ‘Kalma saved the tourists’. The standard Muslim response of saying terrorists are not Muslims is extremely evasive and selfish. Muslims want an associated Ummah which protects everyone associated with it. But the Ummah should also bear responsibilities for the crimes of its constituents. Just discarding them when convenient means you are only caring about not being blamed.
Owaisi and other Muslim leaders should acknowledge the systematic racism in Kashmir where outsiders and non Muslims are targeted and killed. A reparation system should be brought. Just as affirmative action is a response to past oppression. Kashmiri muslims should be required to give up a privilege for this. Just talking is not enough. May be an additional tax to support security operation. The reverse of hire local. In general if you treat outsiders with contempt you lose your right to be treated with privilege.