04/24/2025April 24, 2025
Indian intelligence agencies trace attackers’ digital footprints: Indian media reports
Indian media reported the country’s intelligence agencies traced the digital footprints of Pahalgam attackers to safehouses in Karachi, and Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
The findings were based on forensic analysis and statements from survivors.
A report by Indian newspaper Hindustan Times quoted unnamed senior officials saying the attackers used a control room similar to the one that was used in .
The reports could not be independently verified.
There were five to six attackers, who shot for about ten minutes in three major spots at the Baisaran meadow in Pahalgam. They arrived from the nearby pine forests carrying rifles.
Survivors’ accounts said they approached the tourists and asked them their religion. They were asked to recite Islamic verses and if they failed, they were shot, reported Indian news channel NDTV.
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Kashmiri students in other parts of India harassed, called ‘terrorists’ — student group
Kashmiri students in the northern Indian states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh reported being harassed and intimated in the aftermath of the attack.
They were called “terrorists” and asked to leave rented apartments or university hostels, said Jammu and Kashmir Students Association convenor Nasir Khuehami.
“It is a deliberate and targeted campaign of hate and vilification against students from a particular region and identity,” Khuehami said.
Twenty Kashmiri students in the city of Dehradun, which is the capital of the northwestern state of Dehradun, had to rush to the airport after being warned by a right-wing group called the Hindu Rashtra Dal.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said he was in touch with state governments where students had reported feeling unsafe.
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Skip next section EU ambassadors in India observe minute’s silence04/24/2025April 24, 2025
EU ambassadors in India observe minute’s silence
The ambassadors of countries stationed in observed a minute’s silence in memory of the victims of the Pahalgam attack, which took place in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir and left two dozens of tourists dead.
“The EU family stands with India in this moment of mourning,” EU ambassador in India Herve Delphin posted on his X account.
The board of the Federation of European Businesses in India (FEBI) also took part.
This comes after the EU’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, sent condolences to the victims and the people of India, saying she condemns the “heinous terrorist attack.”
“The EU stands firm against terrorism,” Kallas said.
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Skip next section ‘Kashmiris condemn the attack,’ locals tell DW
04/24/2025April 24, 2025
‘Kashmiris condemn the attack,’ locals tell DW
Kashmiris have long borne the consequences of fighting in the region amid a territorial dispute between India and Pakistan, two countries that have long been at odds with each other.
But Kashmiris are angry, especially following the attack on the tourists visiting the Indian-controlled territory.
“Kashmiris are on the streets against the killing of humanity and our guests — we condemn it,” one man tells DW.
“This is an extremely tragic and heartbreaking incident. People came here to enjoy but unfortunately lost their lives,” says another woman.
“Terrorism has no religion — terrorism is neither Hindu nor Muslim,” a domestic tourist visiting the region says.
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Skip next section A sense of ‘profound grief’ following attack near Pahalgam, says DW India correspondent04/24/2025April 24, 2025
A sense of ‘profound grief’ following attack near Pahalgam, says DW India correspondent
DW correspondent Adil Bhat is reporting from Srinagar, Kashmir, and described the mood there as one of a “tense calm” feeling.
There is a sense of “profound grief and anger” following the attack in the disputed territory of Kashmir that , including a Nepalese national.
The scenic spot where the shooting took place, close to the picturesque mountainous town of Pahalgam in the Baisaran Valley, is only accessible by foot or on horseback.
Adil said there were protests against the attack, as have been reported by local outlets too, amongst people in the region.
The Jammu Chamber of Commerce and Industry, for example, called a strike on Wednesday in the city of Jammu in the Indian-controlled territory of Jammu and Kashmir, according to local reports.
“Tourists are trying to leave and people in the tourism business — like those who run hotels and or drive taxis — are receiving cancellations,” Adil said.
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Skip next section Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif calls for meeting to discuss response
04/24/2025April 24, 2025
Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif calls for meeting to discuss response
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is scheduled to hold a meeting of the National Security Committee to discuss the country’s response
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said India’s recent statements after the attack were unserious and irresponsible, reported the Pakistani news portal Thursday Times. He added that Pakistan would respond strongly soon.
India accused Pakistan of supporting “cross-border terrorism” after the deadly attack in Kashmir on Tuesday.
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04/24/2025April 24, 2025
PM Modi says India will pursue attackers to ‘ends of the Earth,’ calls for all-party meet
Indian Prime Minister vowed to take strong action against the Pahalgam attackers on Thursday.
“I say to the whole world: India will identify, track and punish every terrorist and their backer. We will pursue them to the ends of the Earth,” Modi said in his first speech since the attack on Tuesday.
He called for an all-party meeting on Thursday, to brief political groups about the government’s response after militants attacked a tourist locale near Pahalgam, .
India also summoned the top diplomat at embassy, Saad Ahmad Warraich, on Wednesday night, with India diplomatic ties Islamabad following the attack.
The attack left 26 people dead including one Nepalese national, and several others injured.
New Delhi also handed a formal persona non grata note for all Pakistani military diplomats, Indian media reported.
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Skip next section New Delhi downgrades ties with Islamabad
04/24/2025April 24, 2025
New Delhi downgrades ties with Islamabad
Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said will withdraw its defense attaches in and also reduce the number of staff at its mission in Islamabad from 55 to 30.
Misri added that India believes there was cross-border involvement in the attack, referring to its neighbor with which it shares a tense history since the independence of the two countries from the British Empire.
Yesterday, India suspended The Indus River water-sharing treaty with Pakistan and closed a key border crossing as part of a raft of diplomatic measures.
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Skip next section Welcome to our coverage04/24/2025April 24, 2025
Welcome to our coverage
Welcome to DW’s coverage of events in Kashmir and the wider region on Thursday, April 24, 2024.
On Tuesday, in Indian-administered Kashmir.
The attack prompted New Delhi to the following day, including the suspension of a key water-sharing treaty.
Indian Prime Minister is scheduled to brief political parties on the attack later on Thursday.
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