Pahalgam Attack: India to Brief Ambassadors Of Major Countries In South Block Today

Days after the deadly terror attack in Pahalgam, India will brief the ambassadors of all the major countries in South Block today about the incident.

Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared that the killers of Pahalgam will be pursued “to the ends of the earth” and promised to “identify, track and punish every terrorist and their backers”.

In his first speech after the attack on April 22, in which 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed, he vowed to punish the terrorists behind the strike and said India’s spirit will never be broken by terrorism.

In a message to Pakistan, without naming the country, Modi said he will state categorically that the terrorists who carried out the attack and those who hatched the conspiracy will be punished beyond their imagination. The prime minister said the willpower of 140 crore Indians will break the back of patrons of terrorism.

Paying condolences to the victims and their families, he said citizens across the country are in mourning over the brutal manner in which terrorists killed 26 innocent civilians in Kashmir on April 22. The nation stands with their families, he said.

Modi, other leaders on the dais, and the crowd observed silence to pay homage to the victims of the attack at the beginning of the prime minister's speech. He said people lost their sons, brothers, and husbands and noted that the victims belong to different parts of India, be it Bengal, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Odisha, or Bihar. Our sorrow and anger are the same from Kargil to Kanniyakumari, he said.

On Wednesday, India downgraded diplomatic ties with Pakistan and announced a raft of measures, including the expulsion of Pakistani military attaches, suspension of the Indus Water Treaty of 1960, and immediate shutting down of the Attari land-transit post in view of the cross-border links to the horrific Pahalgam terror attack.

The gunning down of tourists by terrorists has sparked outrage across the country and a demand for decisive action from the Modi government, which is identified with a muscular stand on the plank of national security.

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