Overview

• At least 26 people, mostly Indian tourists, were killed and several others injured in a targeted attack at Baisaran Meadow near Pahalgam in Indian-controlled Kashmir.
• Indian authorities, including police and army units, have sealed off the area and launched a manhunt for the attackers.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah condemned the attack as terrorism, pledging swift action against the perpetrators.
• A splinter group of Lashkar-e-Taiba, The Resistance Front (TRF), reportedly claimed responsibility, though this remains unverified.
• The attack highlights the ongoing insurgency in Kashmir, a region contested by India and Pakistan, with decades of violence and unrest.