IST Correspondent April 23: Gen. (Retd) GD Malik howled that there has been drop in army strength by at least 1.80 lakh while the Govt. sources claim there has been drop in terror activities notwithstanding at least 26 tourists were gunned down by seven terrorists including 4-5 from Pakistan. The Toll could be more as government is silent on numbers.
Jammu and Kashmir was declared as union territory after dividing the state into two union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on August 2019 ostensibly to bring down terrorist activity in Jammu and Kashmir and pose a threat to Pakistan. But that never happened despite government claims.
Surprisingly, there was red carpet for wreath laying ceremony by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Two Kashmiri men are suspected to be among a group of around four to six armed terrorists who killed tourists at the Pahalgam meadow in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday (April 22, 2025) afternoon, a Government source told The Hindu.
As many as 26 people 28 according to some sources were killed in the terror attack targeted at male tourists, who were singled out based on their religion. Two-kashmiri-men-who-went-to-pakistan-in-2018-suspected-to-be-among-terrorists-who-attacked-tourists at Pahalgam. According to a survivor, they (terrorists) asked for our names before shooting, we looked for cover but too late. The two locals identified as Adil Guri of Anantnag and Ahsan from Pulwama district in south Kashmir went to Pakistan in 2018. “The two infiltrated recently with three to four other Pakistani men. We had certain inputs about their movement,” said a Government source.
Terrorists cursed Modi and asked my father to recite Islamic verse before shooting him, claimed a girl. Sketches released of attackers
Based on eyewitness accounts, the Jammu and Kashmir Police released the sketches of three Pakistanis who carried out the attack.
Sketches were released of three terrorists involved in the Pahalgam terror attack, on April 23, 2025
Eyewitnesses told the police that the terrorists were dressed in camouflage uniforms and were armed with AK series rifles.
Another official said that the terrorists were wearing helmet-mounted cameras and videotaped the attack. The place of the attack was chosen as it lacks road connectivity and can be accessed on foot or pony, said the official.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah who rushed to Srinagar on Tuesday, met the families of victims at police headquarters on Wednesday.
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Mr. Shah posted on X, “With a heavy heart, paid last respects to the deceased of the Pahalgam terror attack. Bharat will not bend to terror. The culprits of this dastardly terror attack will not be spared.”
He later visited Baisaran, the scene of the terror attack in Pahalgam and took stock of the situation. Mr. Shah is likely to attend the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meeting in Delhi in the evening.
Two-kashmiri-men-who-went-to-Pakistan-in-2018-suspected-to-be-among-the terrorists-who-attacked-tourists-at-Pahalgam. Syed Adil Hussain Shah, a pony ride operator and the sole breadwinner of his family, was also killed in Tuesday’s terror attack in Pahalgam. Syed Adil Hussain Shah sacrificed his own life to protect the tourists. According to a survivor the terrorists asked for names before shooting. Everybody ran for cover but could not escape. terrorists cursed Modi before killing my father, said a girl.
