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Speaking with clear mind while addressing the nationwide outrage against Pakistani backed killing of 28 innocent tourists in Pahalgam, the Prime Minister gave a clear warning to terrorists saying “we will hunt you down to the ends of the earth”.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in Madhubani in Bihar where he addressed a rally.

Modi vowed to avenge by punishing “every terrorist, their handlers and their backers” through measures that would be “beyond their imagination”.

Describing it as an attack on the “soul of India”, he said at a pre-scheduled public meeting in Madhubani in Bihar that “every effort will be made to ensure that justice is done”.

He underlined that “Terrorism will not go unpunished…. The entire nation is firm in this resolve” and thanked leaders of various countries for standing with India “in these times”.

Speaking some crucial parts of his otherwise-Hindi speech in English language, Modi said, “India will identify, track and punish every terrorist, their handlers and their backers. We will pursue them to the ends of the earth. India’s spirit will never be broken by terrorism.”

He said the punishment would be “beyond their imagination”, in a message seen as a clear warning to the terrorist commanders and the Pakistani military which nurtures the terrorists.

The strong words from the Prime Minister came a day after his government announced 5 measures to hit Pakistan and amidst the increasing bitterness between the two countries.

Pakistan, meanwhile, announced closure of its airspace for Indian flights, suspension of trade and some other measures in a tit-for-tat response to New Delhi’s “decisive response to terrorism”, like keeping in “abeyance” the 1960 Indus Water Treaty (IWT).

It also said it will not recognise the Simla Agreement of 1972 while claiming that suspension of the Indus Water Treaty amounted to an act of war.