New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday spoke to the Union Home Minister Amit Shah following the terrorist attack on tourists in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, and directed him to take all necessary measures in response to the incident.
Reports also said that PM Modi has also asked the Home Minister to visit the site of the attack in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district to assess the situation personally.
Earlier in the day, some civilians were reportedly injured after terrorists opened fire in the Pahalgam area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. However, the state government has not issued any official statement on casualties or injuries so far. Tourists injured in the terrorist attack have been moved to the local hospital in Pahalgam.
JK Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said, “The death toll is still being ascertained, so I don’t want to get into those details. They will be officially conveyed as the situation becomes clearer. Needless to say, this attack is much larger than anything we’ve seen directed at civilians in recent years.”
The CM expressed deep sorrow and outrage at the incident.
“I’m shocked beyond belief. This attack on our visitors is an abomination. The perpetrators of this attack are animals, inhuman & worthy of contempt. No words of condemnation are enough. I send my sympathies to the families of the deceased,” he said.
He added that arrangements were being made at the hospital for the injured. “I’ve spoken to my colleague, Sakina Itoo & she has moved to the hospital to oversee arrangements for the injured. I’ll be flying back to Srinagar immediately,” he said.