Kashmir terror assault updates:
A minimum of 26 civilians, largely vacationers, had been killed in a terror attack in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Tuesday, sources stated, in what’s the deadliest assault within the Valley because the 2019 Pulwama strike. The assault befell at Baisaran, a meadow accessible solely on foot or by pony, the place a gaggle of vacationers had gone visiting on Tuesday morning.
The Resistance Entrance, a shadow group of the banned Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror group, claimed accountability for the assault, however a authorities assertion confirming the identical is awaited.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that these behind “this heinous act will probably be delivered to justice and won’t be spared”. PM Modi, who reduce brief his Saudi Arabia journey and arrived in India this morning, additionally chaired a key assembly with Nationwide Safety Advisor Ajit Doval and Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on the Delhi airport.
US President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni had been amongst world leaders who condemned the assault in Pahalgam and expressed solidarity with India.
Officers have additionally launched the next helpline numbers: Emergency Management Room – Srinagar: 0194-2457543, 0194-2483651; 7006058623; 24/7 Vacationer Assist Desk – Police Management Room, Anantnag 9596777669, 01932-225870, WhatsApp: 9419051940; Jammu and Kashmir Vacationer Division – 8899931010, 8899941010, 9906663868, 9906906115.