Kashmir terror attack updates:
At least 26 civilians, mostly tourists, were killed in a terror attack in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Tuesday, sources said, in what is the deadliest attack in the Valley since the 2019 Pulwama strike. The attack took place at Baisaran, a meadow accessible only on foot or by pony, where a group of tourists had gone visiting on Tuesday morning.
The Resistance Front, a shadow group of the banned Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror group, claimed responsibility for the attack, but a government statement confirming the same is awaited.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that those behind “this heinous act will be brought to justice and will not be spared”. PM Modi also cut short his Saudi Arabia trip and arrived in Delhi this morning.
US President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni were among world leaders who condemned the attack in Pahalgam and expressed solidarity with India.
Officials have also released the following helpline numbers: Emergency Control Room – Srinagar: 0194-2457543, 0194-2483651; 7006058623; 24/7 Tourist Help Desk – Police Control Room, Anantnag 9596777669, 01932-225870, WhatsApp: 9419051940; Jammu and Kashmir Tourist Department – 8899931010, 8899941010, 9906663868, 9906906115.
