PM, in Jeddah, briefed on Pahalgam terror attack, asked Amit Shah to visit site
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in Saudi Arabia on a two-day state visit, spoke to Home Minister Amit Shah over the phone about the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, where one person died and twelve others were injured.The attack occurred around 2.30 pm on Tuesday when a group of terrorists, dressed in fatigues, opened fire on tourists in Pahalgam's Baisaran meadow.advertisementDuring the telephonic conversation, PM Modi, who is in Jeddah, asked Amit Shah to take all suitable measures. He also asked him to visit the site of the attack.
The Resistance Front, a local offshoot of the Pakistan-based terror group Laskhar-e-Taiba, claimed responsibility for the attack in Baisaran, a scenic meadow in Pahalgam. The area is accessible only by foot or ponies.Security forces reached the spot shortly after sounds of gunfire were heard and evacuation efforts were launched immediately.A chopper was pressed into service for evacuation while some of the injured were brought down from the meadows by locals on ponies, as per a report by news agency PTI.Following the terror attack, Amit Shah called a high-level meeting in Delhi. The meeting was attended by the Home Secretary, senior officials from the Intelligence Bureau and the Ministry of Home Affairs. Jammu and Kashmir officials, including the Director General of Police (DGP), also attended the meeting virtually.advertisementAmit Shah will leave for Srinagar soon and is expected to hold an urgent security review meeting there. In a tweet, the Home Minister expressed anguish by the terror attack and vowed to come down heavily on the perpetrators with the "harshest consequences"."Anguished by the terror attack on tourists in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. My thoughts are with the family members of the victim. 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. Briefed PM Shri @narendramodi Ji about the incident and held a meeting with the concerned officials via video conferencing. Will shortly leave for Srinagar to hold an urgent security review meeting with all the agencies," he said.
Several eyewitnesses recalled the traumatic attack when their loved ones were fired upon. One woman was in tears as she pleaded with rescue personnel to save her husband. Another woman claimed that a gunman said "you're not a Muslim" and shot at her husband.Must Watch
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