Pahalgam attack live updates: India ‘deeply appreciates' global support at UN
Pahalgam attack live updates: Peoples Conference chief Sajad Gani Lone said in the J&K assembly that the Pahalgam attack has awakened the people, asserting that people of Kashmir will no longer tolerate violence.
Pahalgam attack live updates: While tourists have started returning to the valley, security personnel in the region continue to keep strict vigil.
Pahalgam terror attack live updates: Tensions between India and Pakistan continue to escalate as Islamabad has once again violated the ceasefire. Pakistani forces opened unprovoked small arms firing across Line of Control in areas opposite Kupwara and Baramulla, as well as Akhnoor, during the night of April 28 and 29. The Indian Army retaliated in a 'measured and effective' manner. ...Read More
The Jammu and Kashmir assembly convened on Monday for a special session over the April 22 terror attack that took place in Baisaran near Pahalgam. Chief minister Omar Abdullah said that people's unity will help fight off terrorism. However, he said that the government's steps should not alienate the union territory's people. "Militancy or terrorism will finish when people are with us. Given people's outrage against the terror, this is the beginning of its end if we take proper steps," he said.
Abdullah's deputy Surinder Choudhary, in the J&K assembly, moved a resolution, wherein the Pahalgam attack was described as an assault on the ethos of "Kashmiriyat".
Meanwhile, a tourist's ziplining video from the day of the attack went viral on social media, showing the zipline operator chanting 'Allahu Akbar' thrice. Rishi Bhatt said that the operator did not chant when his wife, son and four other people crossed. "But when I was on the zipline, he said it (Allahu Akbar) thrice, and then the firing started," Bhatt said.
Pahalgam terror attack | Key points The resolution moved in the J&K assembly during a special session on the Pahalgam attack described the incident as barbaric, inhumane and cowardly. It said the attack was an assault on the values embedded in the Constitution.
Omar Abdullah said in the state assembly that he would not use the moment of this terror attack to demand statehood. "After Pahalgam, with what face can I ask for statehood for Jammu and Kashmir? we have talked about statehood in the past and will do so in the future too, but it will be shameful on my part if I go and tell the central government that 26 people have died, now give me statehood," he added.
Uttar Pradesh government on Monday said that all Pakistani citizens, except one, have been "expelled" from the state as per the central government's orders. The last Pakistani national, who will be deported on Wednesday, is under constant surveillance till the time of exit.
Condemnation of the attack from across the world continued to pour in. Russia's deputy foreign minister reaffirmed that Moscow will counter "global terrorist threat together" with India.
India at United Nations "deeply appreciated" the solidarity and support extended by world leaders in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack. New Delhi hailed 'Victims of Terrorism Association (VoTAN)' is a significant step and described it as essential in strengthening global response to terrorism.
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Apr 29, 2025 8:00 AM IST
The Jammu and Kashmir assembly convened on Monday for a special session over the Pahalgam attack, wherein deputy chief minister Surinder Choudhary moved a resolution, which described the terror attack as an assault on the ethos of "Kashmiriyat".
The resolution described the attack as barbaric, inhumane and cowardly. It also noted the sacrifice of Syed Adil Hussain Shah, a pony wallah who was killed trying to stop the terrorists from murdering tourists.
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