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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”.

‘Blow to Modi govt claims’ to ‘shift in regional conflict’, global media reacts to Pahalgam attack

Antara Baruah -
Calling New Delhi 'irresponsible' for pointing fingers at Islamabad, Pakistani media covers attack through reactions from officials & comments on Kashmir's socio-political climate.

Pahalgam massacre has blown Pakistan’s cover. Asim Munir turned the clock back

+TFP Manvendra Singh -
That Munir should describe Kashmir as Pakistan’s jugular vein in 2025 is a reflection of changelessness. He set the stage for an outrageously sectarian massacre by Islamist insurgents.

Strong response soon, India cannot be intimidated by terror, says Rajnath on Pahalgam attack

Smruti Deshpande -
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was speaking on the Pahalgam terror attack, which has left 26 people, including a high-level officer, dead.

Don’t act hastily. Keep Pakistan on the edge, then strike decisively & repeatedly

+TFP Lt Gen H S Panag (retd) -
Despite its economic travails, Pakistan’s capability to perpetrate a proxy war has not diminished. India’s 'Naya Kashmir' narrative had to be punctured with Pahalgam attack.

As Robert Vadra says Pahalgam terrorists ‘sent message to PM’, BJP’s Nishikant takes aim at Gandhis

Sourav Roy Barman -
Vadra said the attack was a sign that Muslims were feeling 'weakened' in India. Though he said he was not speaking for the party, BJP accused Congress of being anti-India, anti-Hindu

Kalma at gunpoint or shot dead point blank—survivors recall Pahalgam massacre, crawling to safety

Sajid Ali -
Terrorists have used this tactic to select targets in the past as well, like in 2012 attack on Hotel Silver Star in Srinagar, and Dhaka’s Holey Artisan Bakery attack in 2016.

We were planning his bday, now his funeral—family mourns Navy officer killed in Pahalgam, on honeymoon

Javaria Rana -
Indian Navy Lt. Vinay Narwal and IAF Corporal Tage Hailyang were in Kashmir for a getaway with their wives. Narwal had just married 8 days before the attack.

Canada’s silence on Pahalgam terror attack is a shame. China, Turkey, and even Taliban condemned it

ThePrint Team -
ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Riyadh decries Pahalgam attack in joint statement with New Delhi, both condemn ‘cross-border terrorism’

Keshav Padmanabhan -
Joint statement issued after PM Modi had to cut short his visit to Saudi Arabia in wake of the terror attack that left 26 dead, mostly tourists.

Kharge says Pahalgam ‘direct attack’ on the Indian state, urges govt to convene all-party meeting

Sourav Roy Barman -
Emphasis on need to adopt non-partisan approach reflects Congress's cautious stance on the issue, particularly after being put on the backfoot after Pulwama and Balakot in 2019.
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