Border Security Force security personnel stand guard at the Attari-Wagah crossing on the India-Pakistan border in Amritsar, following Tuesday’s attack on tourists near south Kashmir’s Pahalgam.
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J&K Terror Attack Updates | Pakistan retaliates against India's measures, suspends trade pacts, blocks airspace; says attempts to block Indus Water 'Act of War'
Islamabad on Thursday not only suspended the 1972 Shimla Agreement, as well as all its other pacts with New Delhi, but also warned that any move by India to stop the water of the transboundary Indus River System from flowing into Pakistan would be deemed as an "act of war."
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J&K Terror Attack Updates | India informs Pakistan of its decision to keep Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance
India on Thursday informed Pakistan of its decision to keep Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance with immediate effect, saying Pakistan has breached conditions of the treaty.
J&K Terror Attack Updates | India cancels all visas issued to Pakistanis, except long-term ones for Hindus
India on Thursday moved to stop almost all people-to-people contact with Pakistan, completely suspending visa services for the citizens of the neighbouring country with immediate effect and revoking the travel documents already issued to them with effect from coming Sunday.
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J&K Terror Attack Updates | Rahul Gandhi to meet injured today
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will travel to Jammu and Kashmir on April 25 and meet those injured in the Pahalgam terror attack, Congress sources said on Thursday.
They said Gandhi will visit the Government Medical College (GMC) in Anantnag to enquire about the health of the injured.
At least 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed and several injured when terrorists opened fire at a meadow near Pahalgam town in south Kashmir's Anantnag district on Tuesday afternoon.
J&K Terror Attack Updates | Pahalgam terror attack: Govt admits authorities were unaware Baisaran Valley was opened for tourists
The Government on Thursday indicated a security lapse at terror-ravaged Pahalgam’s Baisaran valley by opening up the locality to tourists two months ahead of schedule without informing agencies, prompting Opposition leaders at an all-party meeting to seek accountability.
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J&K Terror Attack Updates | Humanity trumps terror: Kashmiri guide saves lives of children of Chhattisgarh tourists
Risking his own life, a Kashmiri tourist guide saved the lives of children from a group of tourists from Chhattisgarh when terrorists struck in Pahalgam on Tuesday.
Nazakat Ahmad Shah (28) was acting as a guide to a group of 11, four couples and three children, from Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur district in Chhattisgarh during their Kashmir trip.
Shah's cousin was killed in the attack that claimed the lives of 26 persons, he told PTI over the phone on Thursday.
Arvind Agrawal, one of the tourists, posted pictures of him and his daughter with Shah on his social media handle and wrote, "You saved our lives by risking your own. We will never be able to repay the debt of Nazakat Bhai."
J&K Terror Attack Updates | The SSP has instructed all such shop owners not to sell uniforms and other such items without proper verification
J&K Terror Attack Updates | Revenge must be taken to ensure that those who are responsible for this attack are shown their place: Ajit Pawar
"At the beginning of the event, we paid tribute to all those, including six people from Maharashtra, who tragically lost their lives in the Pahalgam terror attack two days ago. Revenge must be taken to ensure that those who are responsible for this attack are shown their place. The Prime Minister has already made significant decisions. Such incidents must never be repeated in the future, and I am confident that our Indian Army will decisively eliminate those behind this heinous act."
J&K Terror Attack Updates | House of terrorist allegedly involved in Pahalgam terror attack, was blown up in Jammu and Kashmir's Tral
Modi will do nothing; he will say 'Koi aaya nahin' and put you to sleep: Subramanian Swamy on PM going to Bihar and not J&K
Modi will do nothing. Instead of going to Bihar for speech he should have gone to Kashmir. We people now will lose hope and go home. Matter over. Modi will tell: Koi aaya nahin and put you to sleep: Subramanian Swamy
J&K Terror Attack Updates | Hurts to see my integrity being questioned: Neeraj Chopra criticised for inviting Pak's Arshad Nadeem to India
J&K Terror Attack Updates | Rahul Gandhi leaves from his residence, to visit Srinagar today
J&K Terror Attack Updates | Delhi markets to remain closed in protest against Pahalgam terror attack
J&K Terror Attack Updates | Senior advocate Kapil Sibal shares "few suggestions" with the PM
"... I have a few suggestions for the Prime Minister. A special session of the Parliament must be held to discuss and get suggestions from everyone. The nation is standing with him... A terrorist is a terrorist, he has no religion... A resolution must be passed unanimously to express the sentiment of the nation in front of the world... We should send a delegation of the ruling and Oppostion MPs to countries like Africa, the US, Europe, China, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Russia and South America, so that we can tell them on a global level about the situation. We will not be able to create diplomatic pressure if we don't take this step..."
J&K Terror Attack Updates | Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi reaches Delhi Airport. He will depart for Srinagar, J&K shortly
J&K Terror Attack Updates | Indian army chief to visit Kashmir in aftermath of Pahalgam attack
India's army chief will review security arrangements on Friday and visit the site of a deadly attack on tourists in Indian Kashmir earlier this week, an incident that has led to a fresh crisis with long-time rival and neighbour Pakistan.
India has said there were Pakistani elements in Tuesday's attack, when militants shot 26 men in a meadow in the Pahalgam area, and Islamabad has denied any involvement.
The nuclear-armed nations have unleashed a raft of measures against each other, with India keeping a critical river water-sharing treaty in abeyance and Pakistan closing its airspace to Indian airlines, among other steps.
General Upendra Dwivedi, India's army chief, will visit Kashmir on Friday to review security arrangements and was likely to visit the site of the attack, an army source said, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to chase the perpetrators to "the ends of the earth".
J&K Terror Attack Updates | French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the Pahalgam Terror Attack
J&K Terror Attack Updates | Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi reaches Srinagar
Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi has reached Srinagar, J&K and is being briefed by the 15 Corps Commander on the security situation and actions being taken by the formations against terrorists inside own territory and Pakistan Army attempts to violate the ceasefire along the LoC: Army officials
J&K Terror Attack Updates | A resolution was passed unanimously that everyone in J&K stands with PM Modi: J&K BJP state president Sat Sharma
"Yesterday, an all-party meeting was held in J&K headed by our CM Omar Abdullah. MLAs of all the parties participated in it. The decisions made by PM Modi were supported unanimously. A resolution was passed unanimously that everyone in J&K stands with PM Modi."
J&K Terror Attack Updates | IndiGo airline company says, "We’re closely monitoring the situation following the sudden airspace closure by Pakistan. Some of our international flights remain impacted."
J&K Terror Attack Updates | Delhi Traders Association raises anti-Pakistan slogans. BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal is also present.
J&K Terror Attack Updates | Congress MP Rahul Gandhi reaches Srinagar
J&K Terror Attack Updates | Following the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, special flights are being arranged by the state government as per the instructions of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to safely bring back tourists.
J&K Terror Attack Updates | Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi arrived in Kashmir on Friday to review the situation in the wake of the Pahalgam attack earlier this week that left 26 people, mostly tourists, dead.
J&K Terror Attack Updates | Congress MP and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi arrives at BB Cantt Hospital in Srinagar to meet those injured
J&K Terror Attack Updates | Time has come to act against those indulging in terrorism directly or indirectly: NHRC
J&K Terror Attack Updates | Youth Congress held a Tiranga Yatra in solidarity with the victims
J&K Terror Attack Updates | Home Minister Amit Shah speaks to Chief Ministers; asks them to conduct drives to identify Pakistani nationals and deport, as all visas to them stand cancelled from April 27, sources say
J&K Terror Attack Updates | Bazar Matia Mahal Traders Association protest against Pahalgam Terror Attack on the stairs of Jama Masjid after offering the Juma Namaz
J&K Terror Attack Updates | Muslim community stages protest in Kolkata's Rajabazar condemning Pahalgam terror attack, raises slogans against Pakistan
J&K Terror Attack Updates | Pahalgam attack: CPI(M) raises concerns over reports of threats to Kashmiri students
The CPI(M) on Friday raised concerns about reports of threats and harassment of Kashmiri students coming from different parts of the country following the Pahalgam terror attack, and said it will only help the agenda of the terrorists.
In a statement issued here, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) said authorities must take action against those indulging in such activities, and also said that the country is united against the terror attack.
J&K Terror Attack Updates | Case against IUML leader in Kerala over reported remarks about Pahalgam terror attack
A case has been registered against a leader of Indian Union Muslim League in this north Kerala district over his alleged remarks on a TV channel in connection with the recent terrorist attack in Kashmir's Pahalgam, police said on Friday.
An FIR under section 192 (wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot) of the BNS was lodged against IUML leader Basheer Vellikkoth late Thursday night on a complaint by VHP leader Shaji S P, an officer of Hosdurg police station said.
According to the complainant, on April 23 he came across a Facebook post of a TV channel in which Vellikkoth was allegedly seen making remarks, in connection with the terrorist attack, that could result in causing a riot.
J&K Terror Attack Updates | Amit Shah dials all CMs, asks them to ensure no Pakistani stays in India beyond deadline
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday called up the chief ministers of all the states and asked them to ensure that no Pakistani stays in India beyond the deadline set for leaving the country, sources said.
India on Thursday announced revoking all visas issued to Pakistani nationals from April 27 and advised Indian nationals residing in Pakistan to return home at the earliest, as tensions between the two countries escalated over the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people, mostly tourists, on Tuesday.
J&K Terror Attack Updates | National Stock Exchange has pledged Rs 1 crore in total for victims's kin
J&K Terror Attack Updates | The government has assured that such an incident will not happen again: Akhilesh Yadav says
Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav
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"A very sad incident has taken place and it cannot be condemned enough... The government has assured that such an incident will not happen again and we hope that concrete steps will be taken along with strong action...Those who want to destroy the brotherhood of our country, such forces should be wiped out forever."
J&K Terror Attack Updates | Pakistan flag missing from HP Raj Bhawan's historic table on which Simla Accord signed
The Pakistani flag on the historic table at Raj Bhawan here, on which the Simla Accord was signed, was conspicuous by its absence on Friday morning, a day after Pakistan suspended the agreement signed in 1972.
The suspension of the Simla Accord by Pakistan was in response to retaliatory actions taken by India in the aftermath of the massacre of 26 tourists in Pahalgam in a brutal terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday.
The pact was signed by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Pakistan president Zulfikar Ali Bhutto on the intervening night of July 2 and 3.
J&K Terror Attack Updates | Rahul Gandhi meets injured people and victim families of Pahalgam terror killings
J&K Terror Attack Updates | 'Essential that all Indians stand united and defeat terrorism': Rahul Gandhi
J&K Terror Attack Updates | Amit Shah meets Jal Shakti minister, EAM among others to discuss Indus Waters Treaty
J&K Terror Attack Updates | Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi reached Udhampur to review the security situation
Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi reached Udhampur to review the security situation at the Northern Command headquarters there. The chief is being briefed on the security situation along the LoC in Poonch-Rajouri districts and other areas South of Pir Panjal mountain ranges, said Army officials
J&K Terror Attack Updates | Tulsi Gabbard tweets over Pahalgam terror attack, expresses solidarity with PM Modi
J&K Terror Attack Updates | 'Govt working on short-term, medium-term, and long-term measures so that not even a drop of water goes to Pakistan': CR Paatil
Union Minister of Jal Shakti, CR Paatil says," India has suspended the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack. A roadmap was prepared in the meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Three options were discussed in the meeting. The government is working on short-term, medium-term, and long-term measures so that not even a drop of water goes to Pakistan. Soon, desilting of rivers will be done to stop the water and divert it."
J&K Terror Attack Updates | 191 Pakistani nationals return home through Attari-Wagah border in Punjab
A total of 191 Pakistani nationals visiting India returned home through the Attari-Wagah land route in Punjab's Amritsar on Friday, after the Centre set a 48-hour deadline for them to leave the country in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack, officials said.
A total of 287 Indian nationals, who were visiting the neighbouring country, have also returned, they added. (PTI)
J&K Terror Attack Updates | Punjab women's panel takes notice after Kashmiri student alleges harassment post Pahalgam attack
A Kashmiri student has claimed that she was harassed by some locals in Punjab's Mohali in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, prompting the Punjab State Women Commission to take suo motu cognisance of the incident.
The female Kashmiri student in Kharar stated that some locals abused and harassed her and her friend on Wednesday following the attack that killed 26 people, mostly tourists, in J&K's Pahalgam town. (PTI)
J&K Terror Attack Updates | NIA teams speak to survivors of Pahalgam attack, massive hunt for terrorists continues
Special teams of the NIA have started reaching out to eyewitnesses including tourists who survived the deadly attack by terrorists of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in south Kashmir's Pahalgam, officials said on Friday.