A Number of Tourists Have Been Killed at a Holiday Spot in Indian Administry Kashmir After Gunmen Opened Fire on Tuesday.
Indian Authorities Including Prime Minister Narendra Modi Called the Shooting A “Terror Attack”, with Initial Reports Saying Gunmen Sprayed Bullets at Mostly Indian Tourists Visiting Baisaran Meadow, Around 5 Kilometers (3 Miles) From the Disputed Region’s Town of Pahalgam.
At least 5 people have truly Been verified as Killed and Greater Than 20 Are Feared Dead, According to Indian Media Reports.
What can we perceive Regarding The Attack?
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Said that “The Attack is Much Larger Than Anything We’ve Seen Directed at Civilians in Recent Years”, with the fatality glorious “Still Being AsCertained”.
“This Attack on our Visitors is in abomination,” He Said in a declaration. “The Perpetrators of this Attack Are Animals, Inhuman and Worthy of Contempt.”
In A Post on Social Media Platform X, The Region’s Governor Manoj Sinha Conemned “The Cowardly Terror Attack on Tourists.” He Added: “I assure the people that thought this Despicable Attack wants not go unpunished.”
Modi Made A Comparable Pleedge.
“Those Behind This Heinous Act Will Be Brought to Justice… They will not be Saved! Their evil Agenda Will Never Suc Ped. Our Resolve to Fight Terrorism is unshakable and IT Will get Even Stronger,” The Indian Prime Wrote On X.
Kashmir Attracting Tourists Despite Risk
Anti-Indian Rebels within the Muslim Majority Region Have Waged Ansurgency Since 1989.
They are Seeking Independence Or a Merger withpakistan Islamabad Administry A Smaller Part of the Kashmir Region and, Like India, Claims the Region in Its Entirety.
India Insists The Kashmir Militancy is Pakistan- Funded, which Pakistan Rejects, Saying It Just Sustains The Area’s Self-Reliance Desires. Tens of Thousands of Civilians, Rebels and Government Forces Have Been Killed in TheDisagreement
India Has Actually to Approximated 500,000 Soldiers Completely Released within the Area. Fighting Decreate Following the Modi Government’s Decision to Revoke Kashmir’s Limited Autonomy in 2019.
Since after that, The Authorities Have Heavily Promoted the Mountainous Region AS A Holiday Destination – For Skiing During the Winter Months, and to Escape the Intense Heat During the Summer.
Around 3.5 million vacationers Visited Kashmir in 2024, According toofficial Figures the Majority Were Domestic Visitors.
KM/RMT (AFP, AP, Reuters)
