Overview

• Terrorists opened fire on tourists in the Baisaran meadows of Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir, killing at least 26 people, including two foreign nationals from the UAE and Nepal.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi cut short his Saudi Arabia visit and returned to New Delhi to oversee security measures and investigations into the attack.
• Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also truncated her official trip to the US and Peru to participate in high-level security reviews as part of the Cabinet Committee on Security.
• Officials have stated that the attack challenges the narrative of peace and normalcy in Jammu & Kashmir following the abrogation of Article 370.
• Authorities are conducting investigations, condemning the violence, and pledging justice while reassessing security protocols to prevent future incidents.