Pahalgam Terror Attack LIVE: Forces Intensify Anti-Terror Ops, Houses Of Terrorists Demolished In J&K

Pahalgam Attack LIVE Updates: Terror struck Jammu and Kashmir again on April 22, 2025 as terrorists targeted a group of innocent tourists in Pahalgam, killing at least 28 people. They approached a guest house, asked them to recite Islamic verse and shot them when they couldn’t speak. The attack has been condemned by the leaders from across the globe including US President Donald Trump. Stay tuned for all the live updates.

Pahalgam Terror Attack Live Updates: In a major diplomatic offensive against Pakistan, India took 5 major steps following the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam. After the dastardly terror attack, in which 28 civilians were killed, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) firmed up five specific retaliatory measures against Pakistan.The attack occurred in the Baisaran valley in Pahalgam, where a group of tourists had ventured earlier on Tuesday.

5-Big Steps By India After Pahalgam Terror Attack

1. The overall strength of the Pakistani and Indian high commissions will be brought down to 30 from the present 55 through further reductions, to be effected by May 1.
2. Pakistani nationals will not be permitted to travel to India under the SAARC visa exemption scheme (SVES) and any Pakistani national currently in India under it SVES visa has 48 hours to leave India.
3. The CCS decided that the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 will be held in abeyance with immediate effect until Pakistan credibly and irrevocably abjures its support for cross-border terrorism, Misri said. The Indus Waters Treaty, brokered by the World Bank to share the waters of cross-border rivers, is considered to be the most durable pact between the two sides.
4. The integrated Attari-Wagah checkpost will be closed with immediate effect. It is the only operational land border crossing between the two countries. Misri said that those who have crossed over with valid endorsements may return through that route before May 1.
5. India will be withdrawing its Defence, Navy and Air advisors from the Indian High Commission in Islamabad. The CCS also decided that the DEfence, Military, Naval and Air advisors in the Pakistani High Commission in Delhi will be declared persona non grata. They have one week time to leave India. Meanwhile, India has summoned Pakistan’s top diplomat, Saad Ahmad Warraich and handed over a persona non-grata note for its military diplomats.

The Resistance Front, believed to be a proxy of the banned Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), has reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack, though an official confirmation from the government is still awaited.

In response, Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly condemned the assault, vowing justice for the victims. “Those behind this heinous act will be brought to justice and will not be spared,” he said. Cutting short his visit to Saudi Arabia, PM Modi returned to Delhi on Wednesday morning and chaired a high-level review meeting at the airport with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, and Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri.

Pakistan’s First Response After Pahalgam Terror Attack

In its first response, Pakistan denied any involvement in the terror attack. Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said, distancing Islamabad from the bloodshed, that the violence was “home-grown” and framing it as part of a broader rebellion against India. He said, “We have absolutely nothing to do with it. We reject terrorism in all its forms and everywhere.” Stay tuned for all the latest updates.
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Pahalgam Terror Attack LIVE: Houses of two LeT terrorists destroyed in blast
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Pahalgam Terror Attack LIVE: Two men posing as pony service providers caught on Vaishno Devi route
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Pahalgam Terror Attack LIVE: Military uniform checks intensified after J&K attack
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Pahalgam Terror Attack LIVE: Encounter underway in J-K’s Bandipora
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Pahalgam Terror Attack LIVE: UN Urges ‘Maximum Restraint’ By India, Pakistan
The United Nations has called upon India and Pakistan to exercise “maximum restraint” to prevent further deterioration of the tense situation in the subcontinent. In a statement, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said, “We very much appeal to both the governments of Pakistan and India to exercise maximum restraint and ensure that the situation and the developments we’ve seen do not deteriorate any further.”