Security staff hastened the place after a terrorist attack against tourists, in Pahalgam on Tuesday. | Photo credit: ANI
The terrorists attacked a popular tourist destination in Pahalgam, South Kashmira, on Tuesday, killing several people and wounding at least another 20, authorities said.
The Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmira, Omar Abdullah, said that the exact number of deaths is still being determined. “This attack is much larger than anything we have seen directed to civilians in recent years,” he said in an X publication.
The attack occurred around 3 pm when the terrorists descended from the mountains near the Baisaran Valley and opened fire against tourists. The area, often called “Mini Switzerland” for its expansive lush green meadows, was full of visitors at that time.
Anantnag: Security personnel are guard after the terrorists attacked a group of tourists in Pahalgam, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, Tuesday April 22, 2025. Photo credit: PTI
The incident coincided with the visit of the American vice president JD Vance and his family, who were in Rajasthan on Tuesday, duration of their four -day tour of India.
An alleged video of the site showed people bleeding and appearing motionless on the ground, with distressed women who cried and looking for their family members. However, it does not have an official verification of the video.
“I am surprised beyond the believer. This attack against our visitors is an abomination. Perpetrators are animals, inhuman and worthy of contempt. There are no words of condemnation are enough
The attack is produced in the midst of an increase in tourist arrivals to Kashmira after years of militancy. 38 -day Amarnath Yatra is also scheduled to start on July 3.
The authorities deployed helicopters to evacuate the injured, with some victims demolished from the meadows in ponies by local residents. A doctor from the Pahalgam hospital confirmed that 12 tourists had been admitted and all were in stable condition. “My husband was shot in the head, and another seven were also kurad,” a woman surviving PTI on the phone.
According to the initial reports, the terrorists left dense pine forests that surround Baisaran, a popular site among the Bollywood filmmakers in the 1980s.
An injured man was brought to receive treatment in a hospital, after the terrorists attacked a group of tourists in Pahalgam, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, Tuesday April 22, 2025. Photo credit: PTI
Army police staff, CRPF and Local hastened to the site after the initial reports. A massive anti -terrorism operation has been launched, with the security forces that fell in all directions to track the attackers.
The tourist city that once consorts became a ghost city after the attack, since tourists quickly left the area for fear of more violence.
Baisaran, separated from being a picturesque attraction, is also a base camp for hikers who go to Lake Tulian. It is accessible from Pahalgam for ponies and sacrifices a panoramic view of the Lidder Valley.
Injured he moved to a hospital after the terrorists attacked a group of tourists in Pahalgam, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, Tuesday April 22, 2025. Photo credit: PTI
The Amarnath Yatra typically sees Lakhs of pilgrims traveling from all over the country, either through the traditional Pahalgama route in the Anantnag district or the shortest Baltal route in Ganderbal.
Posted on April 22, 2025