Government to hold all-party meet on Pahalgam attack on April 24

The move comes after the PM presided over a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security on April 23, upon cutting short his visit to Saudi Arabia

The Union government has convened an all-party meeting on Thursday (April 24, 2025) in the aftermath of the terror attack in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir, which left 26 people dead and several injured.

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Sources in the Central government said Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh are reaching out to the leaders of various political parties for the same.

The move comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi presided over a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on Wednesday (April 23), upon cutting short his visit to Saudi Arabia. 

The CCS decided to take several steps on the diplomatic front, including placing the Indus Water Treaty in abeyance, and cancelling visas issued to Pakistani nationals.

The decision to convene an all-party meet was also taken during the CCS, as part of efforts to get all parties on board, with political parties across the board expressing condemnation of the attack and emphasising a unified front with the government over the issue. 

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Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi spoke to Mr. Shah and expressed concern on Wednesday night itself, while other parties, including the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), asked that the government call an all-party meet. 

Published - April 23, 2025 09:59 pm IST