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Suspected Pakistan sponsored terrorists killed 28 innocent tourists in Pahalgam in J&K on Tuesday the 22nd of April 2025 in what is supposed to be a the worst carnage carried out.

About 10 tourists are being treated for various injuries including gunshot wounds.

One among the dead tourists is reported to be an officer from the Indian Navy.

The massive attack, suspected to have been carried out by a terror outfit based in Pakistan, came significantly at a time when the US Vice President JD Vance is visiting India.

The Prime Minister who is on a official state visit to Saudia Arabia directed Home Minister Amit Shah to make an air dash to Srinagar.

This is considered to be the biggest terror attack in Kashmir since the February 2019 when a CRPF convoy was targeted.

On Tuesday terrorists wearing army camouflage killed tourists selectively.

The location terror attack is known as Baisaran meadow, a popular picturesque tourists spot which is non-motorable as it is few kilometres away from the main town of Pahalgam at around lunch time.

According to eye-witnesses, the terrorists were 4 in number and specifically targeted the tourists from various parts of the country. They included women and children.

While there was no official word on the number of casualties, sources confirmed that at least 28 people were killed and nearly 10 injured.

The slain people included two foreigners and two locals.

A police officer said the site of the incident was not accessible by vehicles and security forces were rushed to the spot on foot.

News agency UNI on its website reported that  – Pallavi, a tourist from Shivamoga in Karnataka, whose 48-year-old husband Manjunath was killed in the attack, said, “It still feels like a bad dream”.

“Three to four people attacked us… I think, it happened around 1.30 pm….,” said Pallavi, who along with her husband and a minor son were here on a vacation.

“He (Manjunath) died on the spot, in front of my eyes.. 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’,” she added.

Both the Prime Minister and the Home Minister vowed that the perpetrators of the crime would not be spared.

Modi, in a social media twitter post on X, strongly condemned the attack and said “those behind this heinous act will be brought to justice. They will not be spared! Their evil agenda will never succeed.”

He added, “Our resolve to fight terrorism is unshakable and it will get even stronger.”

The Prime Minister also expressed condolences to the families who lost their dear ones and said all possible assistance is being provided to those affected.

Shah, in his post on X, “Those involved in this dastardly act of terror will not be spared and we will come down heavily on the perpetrators with the harshest consequences.”

He said he held a meeting with the officials concerned via video conferencing.

J&K Lt Governor Manoj Sinha who oversees security and law and order in the Union Territory, said that a search operation has been launched to trace the attackers.