Overview

• The Pahalgam attack, one of the deadliest in Kashmir since Pulwama 2019, killed 26 tourists, including one Nepali citizen, and injured several others.
• The Resistance Front, linked to Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, claimed responsibility for the attack, highlighting cross-border militancy in the region.
• Indian security forces have intensified operations and manhunts for the attackers, while diplomatic sanctions against Pakistan remain in place.
• Public figures, including actors Ajith Kumar and Nawazuddin Siddiqui, have condemned the attack, calling for empathy, unity, and justice.
• The attack has devastated Kashmir’s tourism-dependent economy and left locals both heartbroken and angry over violence on their land.