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India Intensifies Search for Pahalgam Attackers as All-Party Meeting Convenes

The attack in Kashmir's Baisaran Valley claimed 26 lives, prompting a nationwide outcry and a high-level security and political response.

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The April 22 terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam was one of the worst on civilians, especially tourists.
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah pays last respects to the deceased of the Pahalgam terror attack, in Srinagar on Wednesday.

Overview

  • Security forces have launched an extensive manhunt, releasing sketches of the four suspected attackers linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba's proxy, The Resistance Front.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned from Saudi Arabia to oversee the response and chaired a high-level Cabinet Committee on Security meeting.
  • An all-party parliamentary meeting is scheduled for today in New Delhi to address the attack and its implications for Kashmir's stability and security.
  • The attack, the deadliest on civilians in Kashmir since 2019, has cast a shadow over the region's booming tourism industry, with widespread cancellations reported.
  • The Indian government has announced retaliatory measures against Pakistan, including suspending the Indus Waters Treaty and closing the Attari checkpost.