New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is chairing a crucial meet of the Cabinet Committee of Security or CCS to discuss the shocking terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam that has cost 26 lives, and formulate India’s response to it. Union defence minister Rajnath Singh has already issued warning that there will be retaliation, which will be appropriate and swift.
In a rare terror attack on tourists in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, 26 people died in Pahalgam. Terrorists attacked a group of tourists visiting Baisaran meadow, which is 5 kms from Pahalgam and is accessible only by foot or horseback. The terrorists opened fire on the tourists who had gone for a trekking trip. Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Delhi this morning after cutting short his Saudi Arabia visit in view of the Pahalgam attack. He will hold a CCS meeting today. Several top leaders in India and across the world have condemned the carnage. Stay tuned with indiatoday.in for live updates.
US Vice President JD Vance spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and strongly condemned the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, which claimed 26 lives, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said. Vance said the US was ready to provide all assistance in the joint fight against terrorism. Vice President @VP @JDVance called Prime Minister @narendramodi and strongly condemned the dastardly terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir. He conveyed his deepest condolences on the loss of lives and reiterated that the United States stands with the people of India in this.
Ambassador of Israel to India, Reuven Azar, condemned the Pahalgam attack and said that such carnage would only embolden countries to carry out counter-strikes against terrorists. “The terrorists have to understand that these kinds of attacks are only going to embolden us, just like Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi said to fight terrorism in a more efficient way. These kinds of crimes cannot be accepted and we have to come together to get the resources that are needed in order to fight these terrorists. They cannot continue intimidating us…I’m sure that together we will have a victory over terrorism,” he told agency.
