Pahalgam Terror Attack Live Updates: PM Modi chairs meeting with Rajnath Singh, Ajit Doval, CDS and chiefs of all the Armed Forces

Jammu and Kashmir Pahalgam Terror Attack Aftermath Live Updates: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan and the chiefs of three services were present at the meeting with PM Modi.

Jammu Kashmir Pahalgam Terror Attack News Live Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday chaired a meeting with the top figures of the defence establishment, including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan and the chiefs of three services. The meeting comes in light of the Pahalgam terror attack which claimed the lives of 26 people on April 22. Earlier in the day, Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan chaired a high-level with the chiefs of of three paramilitary forces (NSG, BSF and Assam Rifles) and senior officers of other security organisations.

Security forces close in on terrorists: The two Pakistani terrorists suspected to be behind the killing of 26 people in Pahalgam are believed to have entered Jammu and Kashmir about a year and a half ago as part of a group of infiltrators from Pakistan. It is suspected that the group entered through the Samba-Kathua region by cutting through the fence and has since been involved in several terror attacks. Their infiltration, sources said, had been investigated earlier too, following certain terror incidents in the Valley, and a senior BSF officer even received considerable heat for it from the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Centre bans Pakistani YouTube channels: Acting on the recommendations of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Centre banned 16 Pakistani YouTube channels, including some leading channels like Dawn News, Samaa TV, Ary News, and Geo New on Monday for airing “provocative content” and “misinformation on India, its Army, and security agencies” after the Pahalgam terror attack. These 16 channels have 63.08 million followers.

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18:55 (IST) 29 Apr 2025
Pahalgam Terror Attack Live Updates: 'Not possible at the moment', says Javed Akhtar on Pak artistes working in India

"Should we allow Pakistani artists to work here?" That, lyricist Javed Akhtar said on Tuesday, is the question to be asked in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack.

There is hardly "any warmth today" in India-Pakistan cultural ties, the veteran screenwriter-poet noted while saying that this is not the time to even think about whether Pakistani artists should be allowed to work in India.

"This could be thought about in better times and hopefully after some years some sense will prevail. And there'll be a better attitude towards India from the establishment of Pakistan. And then this can be considered. But at the moment, this question should not be asked. Not possible," Akhtar told PTI in an interview.--PTI

18:36 (IST) 29 Apr 2025
Pahalgam Terror Attack Live Updates: 'Action being taken appears to be with anger', says CPI(M)'s M Y Tarigami

On the action taken by authorities following the Pahalgam terror attack, CPI(M) MLA from Kulgam M Y Tarigami said, "Identifying those who are responsible and taking action under the law is correct. If action against their relatives is also taken under the law, even then it is fine, but the many arrests being done and houses being demolished makes it appear that action is being taken with anger when any action taken should be done based on experience."

18:24 (IST) 29 Apr 2025
Pahalgam Terror Attack Live Updates: 'Nation risen above caste, religions and regions', says G Kishan Reddy

Regarding the Pahalgam terror attack, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy said, "The whole world and the nation have risen above caste, religions and regions and condemning this Pakistan-sponsored terrorism. The Government of India is serious about this, and even state governments are supporting."

18:18 (IST) 29 Apr 2025
Pahalgam Terror Attack Live Updates: CM Omar Abdullah chairs meeting to review preparedness for summer season

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah chaired a meeting on Tuesday to review preparedness for the summer season in the union territory.

"Chaired a meeting at the Civil Secretariat, Jammu, to review summer preparedness across departments. Took stock of ongoing arrangements and directed necessary measures to ensure a smooth summer season," posted Omar Abdullah on X.

In another post, the Jammu Kashmir CM said that he reviewed summer preparedness at the Civil Secretariat to ensure a seamless season ahead.

Earlier on Monday, Omar Abdullah condemned the recent Pahalgam attack and said that for the first time in 26 years, he was seeing people in the region united against the violence.--ANI

18:14 (IST) 29 Apr 2025
Pahalgam Terror Attack Live Updates: PM Modi chairs meeting with Rajnath Singh, Ajit Doval and chiefs of armed forces

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is chairing a meeting with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan and the chiefs of three services.

The meeting comes in light of the terror attack in Pahalgam that claimed the lives of 26 people.

Earlier in the day, Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan chaired a meeting with chiefs of three paramilitary forces (NSA, BSF and Assam Rifles) and senior officers of other security organisations.

17:37 (IST) 29 Apr 2025
Pahalgam Terror Attack Live Updates: Congress seeks special session of Odisha assembly over Pahalgam attack

Congress legislature party leader Rama Chandra Kadam on Tuesday wrote to Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati and Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, urging them to convene a special session of the Odisha assembly to express solidarity with the families of those killed in the Pahagam terror attack.

Kadam said the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, in which 26 people were killed, has shocked the nation and the world.

"The death of two visitors from Odisha makes this tragedy even more personal for our state. In this grave moment, we urge for a special session of the Legislative Assembly be convened at the earliest," he wrote in the similarly worded letters. --PTI

17:08 (IST) 29 Apr 2025
Pahalgam Terror Attack Live Updates: Shiv Sena asks Congress to set its house in order before seeking Parliament session

The Shiv Sena asked the Congress on Tuesday to set its own house in order before demanding a special session for Parliament, as the BJP ally slammed the opposition party over controversial views expressed by its several leaders following the Pahalgam terror attack.

Shiv Sena's parliamentary party chairman Shrikant Shinde took a swipe at the Congress, saying it should urgently call an All India Congress Committee (AICC) session to clarify its stand on the "deeply offensive" statements made by its senior leaders, including some questioning the accounts of the victims of Pahalgam terror attack and "echoing" the narrative of Pakistan.

The AICC comprises Congress delegates from across the country, including its senior-most functionaries.--PTI

16:49 (IST) 29 Apr 2025
Pahalgam Terror Attack Live Updates: Mother of Shaurya Chakra awardee among Pakistanis being deported from Kashmir

Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday have set the ball rolling for the deportation of 60 Pakistanis, one of them the mother of Shaurya Chakra awardee who was killed in a terror attack, officials said.

They were all collected from various districts and taken in buses to Punjab, where they will be handed over to the Pakistani authorities at the Wagah border, they said. --PTI

16:12 (IST) 29 Apr 2025
Pahalgam Terror Attack Live Updates: 50 locations in Kashmir closed after terror attack

The Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to shut down around 50 tourist destinations and trekking trails in the Valley citing security reasons.

The destinations include Gurez, near the LoC; Dodapathri, a meadow 45 km away from Srinagar city; Bangus valley in north Kashmir’s Kupwara; Verinag in south Kashmir’s Anantnag; Kaman post in Uri; Kousarnag, a high-altitude lake in south Kashmir’s Shopian; Jamia Masjid in Srinagar; and Yusmarg.

Police and paramilitary forces have raised checkpoints outside these areas to prevent tourists from entering.

Pahalgam itself and other famous tourist destinations like Gulmarg remain open.

15:30 (IST) 29 Apr 2025
Pahalgam Terror Attack Live Updates: Maharashtra government to give Rs 50 lakh, jobs to family of residents killed in Pahalgam attack

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis after a cabinet meeting on Tuesday announced that the state government will give Rs 50 lakh each to families of 6 state natives killed in Pahalgam terror attack and provide jobs to their kin.

13:06 (IST) 29 Apr 2025
Pahalgam Terror Attack Live Updates: Union Cabinet to meet tomorrow, first since Pahalgam attack

The Union Cabinet will be meeting on Wednesday for the first time since the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam that left 26 people dead.

The meeting under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been convened at 11 am on Wednesday.

There was no meeting of the Union Cabinet last week and only the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) had met on April 23 and had condemned the terror attack.

After the CCS meeting, India had on Wednesday last announced a number of measures, including downgrading diplomatic ties with Pakistan. (PTI)

11:13 (IST) 29 Apr 2025
Pahalgam Terror Attack Live Updates: On video taken during zipline ride, Ahmedabad tourist inadvertently ‘captures’ Pahalgam attack

A video taken “for fun” by a tourist from Ahmedabad during a zipline ride seems to have inadvertently captured the shootout in Baisaran valley at Pahalgam on April 22 with sounds, believed to be of gunshots, being heard in the background. In the video that surfaced on Monday, as the man is taking the ride, some people are seen running around on the picturesque ground and at least one of them falling down.

The man, 36-year-old Rushi Bhatt from Ahmedabad’s Paldi area, told The Indian Express, “As you can see in the video, I had shot it for fun. I did not even know that firing was on. But (the attack) was captured on my video…”

Bhatt, who is in the business of event and wedding management, said he had planned the Kashmir holiday with his family from April 16-27 but cut it short after the attack in which 26 people were killed. He was accompanied by wife Bhakti (35) and son Preet (11).

09:14 (IST) 29 Apr 2025
Pahalgam Terror Attack Live Updates: Pakistani troops continue J-K’s LoC ceasefire violations with unprovoked firing for fifth consecutive day

Expanding the arc of violations to the Akhnoor sector of Jammu district, Pakistani Army violated the ceasefire along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir for a fifth consecutive night, an official said Tuesday. “During the night of April 28-29, the Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked small arms firing across the LoC in areas opposite Kupwara and Baramulla districts, as well as the Akhnoor sector,” a defence spokesperson said. Pakistan began with unprovoked small arms fire in Kupwara and Baramulla, expanding ceasefire violations to Poonch and Akhnoor.

22:11 (IST) 28 Apr 2025
Pahalgam Terror Attack Live Updates: Kharge slams PM Modi for skipping all-party meet on Pahalgam attack

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for skipping the all-party meeting on the Pahalgam terror attack and accused the BJP of creating divisions in the country.

Kharge said that in this hour of crisis, everyone wants to fight together, "but the BJP wants to spread venom and divide people".

"It is the misfortune of the country.... Leaders of all parties attended the all-party meeting, but it is a matter of shame that PM Modi did not come... the country's pride was hurt, you (PM Modi) were giving an election speech in Bihar," Kharge said at the 'Samvidhan Bachao' rally. He said the Congress had decided to support the government in its action as the country is supreme.

"Country is supreme, then come parties and religion. Everyone should be united for the country," he said, adding that the Congress fought for the country's freedom and lakhs of people had shed their blood and devoted their lives to the cause. "Was Bihar far away? The prime minister should have come to the all-party meeting and explained the plan. What help does he need from us?" he said.

"This is the attitude of the BJP and the prime minister. From our side, Rahul Gandhi went to Srinagar, met the injured, and spoke to the people ..."Modi did not come to the all-party meeting, but he talks big -- about having a 56-inch chest, of taking the attack home (ghar mein ghuske marenge)," he said.

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21:33 (IST) 28 Apr 2025
Pahalgam Terror Attack Live Updates: Rajnath Singh briefs PM Modi

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack, people familiar with the matter said.

The briefing came as India mulled its options to punish those behind the terror attack on April 22 that killed 26 civilians.

Citing "cross-border linkages" to the horrific incident, India has promised severe punishment to those involved in the strike that triggered widespread outrage within India and abroad. There was no official word on Singh's nearly 40-minute meeting with PM Modi.

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20:07 (IST) 28 Apr 2025
Pahalgam Terror Attack Live Updates: Pro-Pak social media accounts falsely claiming docs on Indian Army's preparedness leaked, says PIB

The government's Press Information Bureau (PIB) on Monday flagged that some pro-Pakistan social media accounts are falsely claiming that 'confidential documents' related to the preparedness of the Indian Army have been "leaked". In a post on X, PIB Fact Check dubbed these documents as "fake".

This comes amid heightened tension between New Delhi and Islamabad following last week's terror attack in Pahalgam. On April 22, terrorists shot dead 26 people, mostly tourists, at a meadow in Baisaran of south Kashmir's Pahalgam.

A day after the brazen attack, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, had firmed up New Delhi's retaliatory measures, directed the security forces to maintain "high vigil" and resolved to bring the perpetrators of the crime to justice.

PIB Fact Check in its post on X said, "Pro-Pakistan social media accounts are falsely claiming that confidential documents related to the preparedness of the #indianarmy have been leaked. #pibfactcheck These documents are #fake Please avoid sharing unverified information and rely only on official sources from the Government of India for accurate information".

The Ministry of Defence on Sunday cautioned that a "misleading" message is doing the rounds on WhatsApp claiming that the government has opened a bank account seeking donations for the modernisation of the Indian Army.

In a statement, the ministry debunked the message and urged people to "remain cautious and not fall prey to such fraudulent messages". The PIB Fact Check had also alerted people about this "misleading" message with a post on X on Sunday.

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18:41 (IST) 28 Apr 2025
Pahalgam Terror Attack Live Updates: Omar Abdullah says won’t push for statehood amid tragedy

Rejecting calls from some House members to demand the restoration of statehood, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah made it clear that he would not use the tragedy to press political demands. “The security in Jammu and Kashmir is not the responsibility of the UT’s elected government. But I will not use this occasion to seek statehood. How can I push for statehood now? I do not believe in cheap politics. Should I have no value for the 26 lives lost and go to the Centre demanding statehood now?” the National Conference leader said.

In the same speech, Abdullah, who holds the tourism portfolio as well, said it was his fundamental responsibility to guarantee the safety of visitors and that he failed in his duty.

Read full report here

17:46 (IST) 28 Apr 2025
Pahalgam Terror Attack Live Updates: From north to south, east to west...entire country affected, says Omar Abdullah

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said the impact of the attack transcended Jammu and Kashmir, touching every corner of India. “From north to south and from east to west… from Arunachal to Gujarat and Jammu and Kashmir to Kerala… the entire country has been affected by this attack,” he said. Leaders across the political spectrum condemned the assault, protests erupted nationwide, and security was ramped up at key tourist hubs. The attack was India’s deadliest targeting civilians since the 26/11 Mumbai attacks in 2008.

16:58 (IST) 28 Apr 2025
Pahalgam Terror Attack Live Updates: Was my duty to ensure safety of tourists, says Omar Abdullah in Assembly

In an emotional address, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who also holds the tourism portfolio, said it was his duty to ensure the safety of tourists and added that he felt helpless in apologising to the families of the victims. He also called it one of the worst incidents in over two decades.

Abdullah stressed on the impact of the ghastly attack on the entire country and said, "From north to south and from east to west... from Arunachal to Gujarat and Jammu and Kashmir to Kerala... the entire country has been affected by this attack." Leaders across the party lines have condemned the attack, security has been tightened in key tourists spots in different parts of the country. Apart from that, protests have erupted in multiple locations condemning the the deadliest assault on civilians in India since the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.

With PTI inputs

16:01 (IST) 28 Apr 2025
Pahalgam Terror Attack Live Updates: Parliamentary standing committee meeting on defence to begin shortly, Rahul Gandhi arrives

Congress MP and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi has arrived to attend a meeting of the Parliamentary standing committee on defence. Apart from Gandhi, Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence, Radha Mohan Singh has also arrived and the meeting is likely to begin shortly.

15:25 (IST) 28 Apr 2025
Pahalgam Terror Attack Live Updates: 'Direct assault on ethos of Kashmiriyat'- J&K resolution seeks to defeat terrorism

The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly unanimously passed a resolution expressing shock and anguish over the terrorist attack in Pahalgam and resolved to fight to defeat the nefarious designs to disturb communal harmony and hinder progress.

The resolution, moved by Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary, states that “such acts of terror (are) a direct assault on the ethos of Kashmiriyat, the values enshrined in our Constitution, and the spirit of unity, peace, and harmony that have long characterised Jammu & Kashmir and our Nation”.

Read our full report by Arun Sharma

12:59 (IST) 28 Apr 2025
Pahalgam Terror Attack Live Updates: Amid airspace closure, Naidu says govt assessing situation, working with airlines

The government is assessing the situation arising out of the closure of Pakistan airspace and working on solutions with airlines, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said on Monday.

Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack that killed at least 26 people, Pakistan last week barred Indian airlines from using its airspace.

"We are assessing the situation... and working with airlines," the minister said.

The closure of the airspace is resulting in longer flying hours for international flights, especially those flying out from north Indian cities, and pushing up the operational costs of airlines. (PTI)

11:52 (IST) 28 Apr 2025
Pahalgam Terror Attack Live Updates: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to brief PM Modi on J-K situation

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is set to brief Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday on the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack.

The briefing is taking place as India mulls its options to punish those behind the terror attack on April 22 that killed 26 civilians.

There is no official word on Singh's meeting with PM Modi yet. (PTI)

11:08 (IST) 28 Apr 2025
Pahalgam Terror Attack Live Updates: Centre writes to BBC over Kashmir report

Centre wrote to BBC India Monday, after the news outlet termed terrorists as militants in one of its reports, sources told The Indian Express. The Centre approached the channel head, Jackie Martin, via the Ministry of External Affairs, and conveyed their strong sentiments to him. “A formal letter has been written to the BBC by the Centre’s XP Division, and now the XP Division will be monitoring further reporting of the BBC,” the source added.

10:26 (IST) 28 Apr 2025
Pahalgam Terror Attack Live Updates: Centre bans 16 Pakistani YouTube channels

The Centre, on the Ministry of Home Affairs' recommendation, banned 16 Pakistani YouTube channels on Monday.

#justin:The Centre has banned 16 Pakistani YouTube channels for disseminating provocative, communally sensitive content, false, misleading narratives against India, its Army & security agencies in the backdrop of the tragic Pahalgam terror incident in J&K.@IndianExpress pic.twitter.com/L0MIzGG19g
— Mahender Singh Manral (@mahendermanral) April 28, 2025
09:01 (IST) 28 Apr 2025
Pahalgam Terror Attack Live Updates | Latest weapons, CCTVs: CRPF to guard tunnels in Kashmir rail link

CRPF personnel armed with “sophisticated” automatic weapons and bullet-proof jackets will guard tunnel stretches covering around 100 km of the 272-km Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Line (USBRL), with CCTV cameras in place, The Indian Express has learnt.

This decision, which is based on suggestions put forward at a high-level security meeting on March 9, assumes significance in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack last week in which 26 people were killed. A key link of the USBRL was to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 19 but the event was postponed due to inclement weather.

Sources told The Indian Express that these suggestions were made during the first meeting on security arrangements for the rail line, chaired by Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan and attended by the heads of paramilitary forces and Railway Protection Force, J&K DGP, and Railway Board chairman Satish Kumar.

09:00 (IST) 28 Apr 2025
Pahalgam Terror Attack Live Updates: NIA takes over Pahalgam attack probe

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken over the investigation of the Pahalgam attack from the J&K police, upon directions of the Union Home Ministry. From questioning eyewitnesses to combing entry-exit points, the NIA teams, which have been camping at the terror attack site since Wednesday, have intensified the search for evidence. Meanwhile, Pakistani military troops opened ‘unprovoked fire’ along the Line of Control (LoC) for the third straight night. Indian Army soldiers “responded effectively with appropriate small arms fire,” officials said.

08:59 (IST) 28 Apr 2025
Pahalgam Terror Attack Live Updates: China calls for 'swift and fair investigation' into Pahalgam attack

China has called for a "swift and fair investigation" into the Pahalgam terror attack and expressed support for its all-weather ally Pakistan in safeguarding its sovereignty and security interests amid Islamabad's rising tensions with India.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday held a telephonic conversation with Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

"As an ironclad friend and an all-weather strategic cooperative partner, China fully understands Pakistan's legitimate security concerns and supports Pakistan in safeguarding its sovereignty and security interests," the report quoted Wang as saying.

"China advocates for a swift and fair investigation and believes that conflict does not serve the fundamental interests of either India or Pakistan, nor does it benefit regional peace and stability," Wang noted.

China hopes both sides will remain restrained, move toward each other, and work together to de-escalate the situation, he added.

Dar emphasised that Pakistan had consistently and firmly fought terrorism and was against any actions that could lead to an escalation of the situation, according to the report. Pakistan is committed to managing the situation in a mature manner and will maintain communication with China and the international community, Dar said, the news agency reported.

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