Overview

• Survivors of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack insist that the attackers deliberately targeted non-Muslims, recounting chilling eyewitness accounts.
• Pragati Jagdale, who lost her husband in the attack, described the massacre as a cold-blooded act and appealed to politicians not to exploit the tragedy for political purposes.
• Maharashtra Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar questioned claims of religious profiling during the attack, calling them controversial, which drew sharp criticism from Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
• The Maharashtra government has pledged ₹50 lakh in financial aid and job assurances to the families of six state residents killed in the attack.
• The attack, which killed 26 people, has intensified security measures in Jammu and Kashmir and increased diplomatic tensions between India and Pakistan.