PM Modi's Big Declaration In 1st Visit To J&K After Pahalgam Attack
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/ Jun 06, 2025, 05:34PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured the people of Jammu and Kashmir that terrorist attacks won't stop development in the Union Territory. This as he flagged off the first train service to the Kashmir Valley. He also accused Pakistan of attacking 'insaniyat' and Kashmiriyat by targeting tourists in Pahalgam attack earlier this year, saying the intent was to trigger communal clashes in India and rob Kashmiri people dependent on tourism of their livelihoods. PM Modi spoke in Katra after flagging off the first train service to the Kashmir Valley, and inaugurating several development projects, including the world's highest railway bridge over the Chenab river and India's first cable-stayed Anji bridge. Watch.
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