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Srinagar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah reached Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar on Tuesday to hold a high-level security review meeting in the wake of the terrorist attack on tourists in Pahalgam.
The attack, which targeted tourists in the Pahalgam area of Anantnag district, occurred earlier today, leading to widespread shock and condemnation.
Jammu and Kashmir Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) General Secretary Ashok Koul condemned the incident, stating, “This is a very unfortunate incident. After 2019, such incidents stopped, but they have started again. This is a very sad incident. We condemn this and we warn the neighbouring nation that is behind this incident.”
Northern Army Lieutenant General M V Suchindra Kumar is reportedly on his way to Srinagar from Udhampur. He will be briefed by local formation commanders regarding the current security situation, according to Defence sources.
Earlier in the day, President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday paid “heartfelt” condolences to the families who have lost their dear ones in the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam and also prayed for the quick recovery of the injured ones.
In a post on X, the Rashtrapati Bhavan handle said that the terrorist attack on tourists in Pahalgam of Jammu and Kashmir is shocking and painful.
“The terrorist attack on tourists in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, is shocking and painful. It is a dastardly and inhuman act which must be condemned unequivocally. Attacking innocent citizens, in this case tourists, is utterly appalling and unpardonable,” the post reads.
