Kashmir attack: A tragedy and a security ‘setback’ for India

Prime Minister Modi vowed to hunt down and punish the attackers who killed 26 civilians in Pahalgam in the disputed region of Kashmir. Pakistani PM Sharif is expected to respond to India today. All the latest updates:

At least 26 were killed in the attack in the restive region on

PM Modi says India will ‘identify, track and punish every terrorist and their backer’

India downgrades ties with Pakistan, alleging support for ‘cross-border terrorism’

Indian defense and interior ministers will host meeting with all political parties later this evening likely to brief them about the attack

Pakistani PM calls for meeting security council to discuss response to India

Here is a roundup of the major developments after the attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, on Thursday, April 24:

Indian intelligence agencies trace attackers’ digital footprints: Indian media reports

Indian media reported the country’s intelligence agencies traced the digital footprints of Pahalgam attackers to safehouses in Karachi, and Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.

The findings were based on forensic analysis and statements from survivors.

A report by Indian newspaper Hindustan Times quoted unnamed senior officials saying the attackers used a control room similar to the one that was used in the attacks on Mumbai in November 2008. 

The reports could not be independently verified.

There were five to six attackers, who shot for about ten minutes in three major spots at the Baisaran meadow in Pahalgam. They arrived from the nearby pine forests carrying rifles.

Survivors’ accounts said they approached the tourists and asked them their religion. They were asked to recite Islamic verses and if they failed, they were shot, reported Indian news channel NDTV.

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