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On April 22, 2025, the devastating Pahalgam Terror attack shook the entire nation. The gruesome attack took place in Baisaran Valley, Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir. In this terror attack, at least 26 tourists were killed, while many sustained injuries when they were attacked were four heavily armed militants. This terror attack took place at Baisaran Valley, often referred to as “mini Switzerland”, at around 3 PM on Tuesday. The place was visited by a group of tourists when the assailants, coming from the nearby areas, targeted the tourists indiscriminately, marking one of the deadliest attacks on civilians in the region in recent years.
The gruesome terrorist attack in Kashmir is one of the biggest terror attacks after the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. According to survivors, six foreign terrorists dressed in Army fatigues identified the victims by faith, asking their names before firing them with bullets from close range.
PM Modi Cuts Short Saudi Trip after Pahalgam Terror Attack
PM Narendra Modi cut short his Saudi Arabia trip and arrived in India on Wednesday morning. He also had a meeting with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar at the Delhi airport. PM strongly condemn the terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir and offers condolences to those who have lost their loved ones. He further stated that those behind this terrible act will be brought to justice and will not be spared.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah also rushed to Srinagar on Tuesday evening, and on Wednesday, April 22 morning, he visited the PCR in Srinagar, where the bodies of the victims were brought for a wreath-laying ceremony.
World leaders, including US President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, also expressed their condolences and solidarity with India.
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The Attack and Immediate Aftermath
Eyewitnesses recalled the terrifying incident of the Pahalgam terror attack. One of the tourists whose husband was shot in the head was in a state of shock. Another eyewitness named Pallavi recently went to Kashmir for holidays with her husband and son. She spoke about the terror attack in which her husband was shot in front of her. Pallavi described the terrifying moment when she and her son confronted one of the attackers, pleading to be killed alongside Manjunath (her husband). She recalled, “I told them – kill me too, you’ve already killed my husband. One of them said, I won’t kill you. Go tell this to Modi.”
Newly married Indian Navy Officer Lieutenant Vinay Narwal, 26, a native of Haryana, was also among the victims of Tuesday’s terrorist attack in South Kashmir’s Pahalgam.
Investigation and Security Measures
After the Pahalgam Terror Attack, the Indian Army, along with the CRPF and local police, has started their search operations, aiming to find the attackers. As per Kashmir news, helicopters were deployed to evacuate the injured from the inaccessible meadow while the locals helped in transporting the wounded on ponies down the rugged terrain to Pahalgam, Kashmir.
Attackers Asked for Victims’ Names Before Firing
The tourists at the time of the terrorist attack in Kashmir were enjoying pony rides, picnics, or relaxing at roadside eateries when suddenly the sound of gunfire created panic. According to survivors, the attackers were asking the names of the victims before firing. In another chilling encounter during the Pahalgam Terror Attack, a woman told a news agency that her husband was shot in the head and seven others were injured nearby.
Visuals from the Jammu Kashmir terrorist attack showed bodies lying on the ground while their relatives were screaming for help.
Jammu & Kashmir Activated 24×7 Emergency Control Room
The Jammu and Kashmir administration has activated a 24/7 emergency control room in both Anantnag and Srinagar. The Civil Aviation authorities have taken several measures to support stranded and grieving families. Airlines, including Air India and IndiGo, have started additional flights to and from Srinagar and have waived cancellation and rescheduling fees.
Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu has urged airlines not to increase airfare prices at this crucial time.
A History of Targeted Attacks
This is not the first incident of terror violence in the Pahalgam Kashmir region. Earlier in the year 2000, more than 30 people were killed in an attack on the Amarnath base camp in the area. In 2001, 13 pilgrims died in a strike at Sheshnag, and in 2002, 11 people were killed in another terror incident.
But the recent massacre marks the worst attack on civilians in the Valley since February 14, 2019, when 40 Central Reserve Police Force personnel were killed in the Pulwama attack. In March 2000, during former US President Bill Clinton’s visit to India, terrorists killed 35 sikhs in Chhattisinghpora in south Kashmir.
Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha’s office said the attackers would pay a “very heavy price.” He further said that “the entire nation is angry and the blood of our forces is boiling.”
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