Start writing here...An injured person receives treatment at a hospital after terrorists attacked a group of tourists in Pahalgam, Anantnag district, Jammu & Kashmir, on April 22, 2025.
At least 26 people, including two foreign tourists, were killed by a group of terrorists who emerged from the dense forests surrounding the trekking paradise of the Baisaran meadows in the upper reaches of Pahalgam on Tuesday afternoon. Several others were wounded, some with critical injuries, and the death toll is likely to rise, official sources told The Hindu, although there is no official casualty data from the government as yet. PM Modi, who had taken stock of the situation earlier in the day, will be cutting short his ongoing visit to Saudi Arabia to return to India soon.
The death toll has not been officially announced; Chief Minister Omar Abdullah stated it is still being ascertained. “This attack is much larger than anything we’ve seen directed at civilians in recent years,” he said on X. He met with Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Srinagar for a review meeting.
Condemning the terror attack on tourists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that those behind this heinous act will be brought to justice. Mr. Modi held a telephonic conversation with Union Home Minister Amit Shah following the terrorist attack and directed him to take all necessary measures in response to the incident.
