Live nowPahalgam Terror Attack News LIVE: High-Level Meeting Begins At Ministry Of Home Affairs, Senior Officials PresentCurated By : News DeskNews18.comLast Updated:April 29, 2025, 15:17 ISTPahalgam Attack LIVE News updates: The security forces have stepped up the ongoing anti-terror operations across Jammu and KashmirresetFollow us on FlipboardFollow us on Google NewsIndian Army on high alert in Jammu and Kashmir after the Pahalgam attack. (Reuters)Pahalgam Terrorist Attack Latest Updates: The security forces have stepped up the ongoing anti-terror operations across Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a key meeting with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, on Monday. It comes after CDS General Anil Chauhan briefed the Defence Minister on the key decisions taken against Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday renewed his vow to deliver the “toughest” punishment to terrorists and their backers. He also assured the families of the Pahalgam attack victims that “justice will be served.”
During the 121st episode of his radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’, he further said that Jammu and Kashmir witnessed unprecedented growth in recent years, with the surge in tourism and opportunities for the youth, and noted that the Pahalgam attack was a desperate attempt by the enemies of the nation to derail the region’s progress.
Terrorists sprayed bullets on dozens of people in Pahalgam on April 22, killing at least 26— mostly tourists — in the deadliest attack in the Valley since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019.Apr 29, 2025 15:12 ISTShare this ArticleWhatsAppfacebookTwittertelegramcopy linkPahalgam Terror Attack LIVE Updates: High-Level meeting In Ministry Of Home Affairs BeginsA high-level meeting begins in the Ministry of Home Affairs. Those present in the meeting include Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan, Director Generals of Border Security Force, Assam Rifles and National Security Gaurd, senior officials of Central Reserve Police Force and the Central Industrial Security Force.
Apr 29, 2025 14:50 ISTShare this ArticleWhatsAppfacebookTwittertelegramcopy linkPahalgam Terror Attack LIVE Updates: NIA Probing Zip Line Operator's Role In AttackThe National Investigation Agency is verifying the role of the zip line operator who chanted Allahu Akbar as gunshots began, ANI reported citing sources.
Apr 29, 2025 14:39 ISTShare this ArticleWhatsAppfacebookTwittertelegramcopy linkPahalgam Terror Attack LIVE Updates: 'Samajwadi Party Leaders Or Spokesperson Of Pakistan,' Says UP CM Yogi AdityanathLaunching a scathing attack on Samajwadi Party leaders, Yogi Adityanath said, “After the Pahalgam terror attack, it has become difficult for us to figure out whether it is really the Samajwadi Party leaders giving out such statements, or is it a spokesperson of Pakistan.”
Apr 29, 2025 14:23 ISTShare this ArticleWhatsAppfacebookTwittertelegramcopy linkPahalgam Terror Attack LIVE Updates: Massive Protest Outside Pakistan Embassy In Nepal's KathmanduThe protesters are demanding justice for Nepali Citizen Sudeep Neupane, who was killed by terrorists in the Pahalgam attack.
Nepal announced its support to India in India’s fight against Terrorism.
Apr 29, 2025 13:28 ISTShare this ArticleWhatsAppfacebookTwittertelegramcopy linkPahalgam Terror Attack LIVE Updates: Congress Wants To Weaken India, Accuses BJP The Bharatiya Janata Party accused Congress of weakening the country at this crucial time.
“Congress wants to weaken the country at this crucial time. They are giving signals to Pakistan. Congress and Pakistan’s ideology is same,” BJP leader Gaurav Bhatia said.
AdvertisementApr 29, 2025 13:25 ISTShare this ArticleWhatsAppfacebookTwittertelegramcopy linkPahalgam Terror Attack LIVE Updates: BJP Attacks Congress, Gives It A New NameHitting out at the Congress party, BJP leader Gaurav Bhatia said, “We all know what happened in Pahalgam and PM Modi said it clearly that terrorists will be punished. But their is political party which can be called Lashkar Pakistan Congress.”
Apr 29, 2025 13:22 ISTShare this ArticleWhatsAppfacebookTwittertelegramcopy linkPahalgam Terror Attack LIVE Updates: EAM Jaishankar Welcomes Greece’s Firm Opposition To Cross-Border TerrorismTaking to X, Jaishankar wrote, “A good conversation with FM George Gerapetritis of Greece. Discussed the Pahalgam terrorist attack. Welcome Greece’s firm opposition to cross-border terrorism. Our Strategic Partnership reflects the depth of our ties.”
A good conversation with FM George Gerapetritis of Greece.Discussed the Pahalgam terrorist attack. Welcome Greece’s firm opposition to cross-border terrorism.Our Strategic Partnership reflects the depth of our ties.???????? ????????— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) April 29, 2025
Apr 29, 2025 13:06 ISTShare this ArticleWhatsAppfacebookTwittertelegramcopy linkPahalgam Terror Attack LIVE Updates: Maharashtra Cabinet Approves Financial Aid & Support For Pahalgam Attack Victims’ FamiliesThe Maharashtra Cabinet, in a meeting held today, has approved a financial assistance package of Rs 50 lakh for the families of those who lost their next of kin in the tragic Pahalgam terror attack.
In addition to the compensation, the state government will also extend long-term support by ensuring employment opportunities for eligible family members and covering the educational expenses of children from affected families who are in need.
Apr 29, 2025 12:54 ISTShare this ArticleWhatsAppfacebookTwittertelegramcopy linkPahalgam Terror Attack LIVE Updates: India Blocks Pakistani Defence Minister's X Handle Over J&K MisinformationThe Government of India on Tuesday blocked the X account of Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif for spreading “disinformation and fake news” on Jammu and Kashmir in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack. READ MORE
Apr 29, 2025 12:04 ISTShare this ArticleWhatsAppfacebookTwittertelegramcopy linkPahalgam Terror Attack LIVE Updates: Indian YouTube Handle '4 PM' Withheld In IndiaIndian YouTube handle ‘4 PM’ withheld in India upon an order from the government related to national security or public order.
The channel was reportedly releasing videos related to Pahalgam terror attack.
AdvertisementApr 29, 2025 11:45 ISTShare this ArticleWhatsAppfacebookTwittertelegramcopy linkPahalgam Terror Attack LIVE Updates: BJP Attacks Congress Over 'Gayab' Poster Giving a befitting reply to Congress over the ‘Gayab’ poster, BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said that the party does not only speaks like Pakistan but their working culture and customs have also started resembling that of Islamabad’s.
Apr 29, 2025 11:10 ISTShare this ArticleWhatsAppfacebookTwittertelegramcopy linkPahalgam Terror Attack LIVE Updates: Congress' 'Gayab' Jibe At PM Modi Gets Pakistan Ex-Minister's Thumbs-UpThe ‘Gayab’ poster, which was shared from Congress party’s regional handles as well, indicates that the government should take responsibility for the Pahalgam terror attack that led to the killing of at least 26 people on April 22.
While it received a severe backlash from many Indians, Pakistan’s former minister reshared the poster with hashtag ‘Naughty Congress’.
Apr 29, 2025 10:51 ISTShare this ArticleWhatsAppfacebookTwittertelegramcopy linkPahalgam Terror Attack LIVE Updates: Pakistan Needs To Deal With Terror Activities, Says Israel's DiplomatKobbi Shoshani, Consul General of Israel to Midwest India, said on Monday that the terrorist attack in Kashmir that happened a few days ago is “unacceptable”.
He said that Pakistan needs to deal with the terrorist activities that they have carried out in Kashmir.
Apr 29, 2025 10:41 ISTShare this ArticleWhatsAppfacebookTwittertelegramcopy linkPahalgam Terror Attack LIVE Updates: Congress Hopeful For Special Session, Says 'Our Aim Is To Show united Stand'After Rahul Gandhi, in a letter, requested PM Modi a special session of both houses of Parliament, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said that the party’s aim is to show a united stand.
“We hope PM will accept and himself will be present there. We are hopeful that this request of ours will be accepted and we have not requested this special session for politics,” he added.
Apr 29, 2025 10:33 ISTShare this ArticleWhatsAppfacebookTwittertelegramcopy linkPahalgam Terror Attack LIVE Updates: 'Water Security Is National Security,' Pakistan Deputy PM Ishaq DarDays after India froze the Indus Water Treaty, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said, “The waters of the Indus River System is the lifeline for 240 million Pakistanis. Any attempt to manipulate or weaponise water is unacceptable and will be resisted. We must leave no stone unturned. Water security is national security.”
“Pakistan would continue to advocate for the full and effective implementation of the Indus Waters Treaty at all international forums,” he added.
AdvertisementApr 29, 2025 10:20 ISTShare this ArticleWhatsAppfacebookTwittertelegramcopy linkPahalgam Terror Attack LIVE Updates: Pahalgam Attackers Calmly Waited For Tourists At Baisaran Food Stall, Then Shot People Point-BlankThe terrorists who unleashed horror in Pahalgam recced Baisaran Valley in the first week of April and waited—armed and prepared to kill—before shooting dead 26 civilians on April 22 as per intelligence inputs. Preliminary probe has also revealed that the attack could have happened two days ago, but the weather played spoilsport. READ MORE
Apr 29, 2025 10:11 ISTShare this ArticleWhatsAppfacebookTwittertelegramcopy linkPahalgam Terror Attack LIVE Updates: Pakistani Terrorist, Behind Pahalgam Attack, Was Former Special Forces Commando, Says ReportHashim Musa, the Pakistani terrorist behind the Pahalgam terror attack, was once a para commando in Pakistan’s special forces. Musa, now a key operative of the Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), was sent to Jammu and Kashmir to carry out attacks on non-locals and security forces. READ MORE
Apr 29, 2025 09:57 ISTShare this ArticleWhatsAppfacebookTwittertelegramcopy linkPahalgam Terror Attack LIVE Updates: J&K Police Intensifies Crackdown, Conducts Raids Across ValleyThe police are continuing raids across the Kashmir Valley after fresh verification of non-locals, including labourers, students and employees present in Kashmir.
Apr 29, 2025 09:35 ISTShare this ArticleWhatsAppfacebookTwittertelegramcopy linkPahalgam Terror Attack LIVE Updates: Rahul Gandhi Writes To PM Modi, Calls For Special Parliament SessionCongress leader Rahul Gandhi wrote a letter to PM Modi requesting a special session of both houses of Parliament to be convened at the earliest.
“At this critical time, India must show that we always stand together against terrorism,” the letter read.
Apr 29, 2025 09:15 ISTShare this ArticleWhatsAppfacebookTwittertelegramcopy linkPahalgam Terror Attack LIVE Updates: Union Cabinet To Meet At 7 LKM At 11 AM TomorrowUnion Cabinet to meet at 7 LKM at 11 am on Wednesday.
Resolution will be moved to express condolences for those who have lost their lives in the Pahalgam terror attack.
AdvertisementApr 29, 2025 08:51 ISTShare this ArticleWhatsAppfacebookTwittertelegramcopy linkPahalgam Terror Attack LIVE Updates: J&K Govt Orders Temporary Closure Of 48 Tourist Destinations Across KashmirJ&K government has ordered a temporary closure of 48 tourist destinations for tourists across Kashmir valley amid search operations and security reviews.
Officials said that out of 87 destinations where tourists are allowed to move freely, the destinations declared closed are either part of the active anti-terror search operations or are located in vulnerable spots.
Apr 29, 2025 08:26 ISTShare this ArticleWhatsAppfacebookTwittertelegramcopy linkPahalgam Terror Attack LIVE Updates: Dipika Kakar Reacts To Attack After Returning From KashmirDipika Kakar, who left Kashmir on the morning of the Pahalgam terror attack, has now released a new vlog condemning the attack and calling for strict action against those disrupting peace.
Dipika revealed that she got to know about the terror attack after she landed in Delhi and shared that it has shaken her to the core. READ MORE
Apr 29, 2025 08:13 ISTShare this ArticleWhatsAppfacebookTwittertelegramcopy linkPahalgam Terror Attack LIVE Updates: Russia Reaffirms Readiness To Counter Global Terrorist Threat Together With IndiaOn April 28, Russia Deputy FM Andrey Rudenko met with India’s Ambassador Vinay Kumar and reaffirmed its readiness to counter the global terrorist threat together with India.
Apr 29, 2025 08:00 ISTShare this ArticleWhatsAppfacebookTwittertelegramcopy linkPahalgam Terror Attack LIVE Updates: Rajnath Singh Briefs PM Modi About Military's ReadinessDefence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi and briefed him on the security in Jammu & Kashmir and the military’s readiness after the Pahalgam terror attack.
Apr 29, 2025 07:44 ISTShare this ArticleWhatsAppfacebookTwittertelegramcopy linkPahalgam Terror Attack LIVE Updates: India Slams Pakistan At UN Over Pahalgam Attack, Says 'Confession Surprises No One'India at the UN slammed a Pakistani minister’s “open confession” to training and funding terrorists. The reaction came amid soaring tensions between the two nations in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack.
In a recent interview, Pakistan Defence Minister Khwaja Asif admitted that his country has backed terrorism over the decades.
“This confession was not surprising, and it exposed Pakistan as a ‘rogue state’ that has been fuelling global terrorism,” said Ambassador Yojna Patel, India’s Deputy Permanent Representative at the UN.
AdvertisementApr 29, 2025 07:35 ISTShare this ArticleWhatsAppfacebookTwittertelegramcopy linkPahalgam Terror Attack LIVE Updates: Indian-Americans Protest Outside Pakistan ConsulateIndian-Americans protest outside the Pakistan Consulate, seeking Justice for Kashmir Terror Victims, and making a strong demand for Pakistan to be declared a “terror state”.
Apr 29, 2025 07:23 ISTShare this ArticleWhatsAppfacebookTwittertelegramcopy linkPahalgam Terror Attack LIVE Updates: Shikhar Dhawan Slams Shahid Afridi Over Derogatory Remarks On Indian ArmyFormer Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan replied brutally to former Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi for his derogatory remarks on the Indian Army in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terrorist attack.
Dhawan took to his official X handle, delivering a strong message to Afridi in response to the all-rounder’s derogatory words for the Indian Army.
Apr 29, 2025 07:16 ISTShare this ArticleWhatsAppfacebookTwittertelegramcopy linkPahalgam Terror Attack LIVE Updates: Several Nurse Unions Takes Out Candle March In New DelhiSeveral Nurse Unions took out a candle march in solidarity with the Pahalgam terror attack.
#WATCH | Delhi: Several Nurse Unions took out a candle march in solidarity with the Pahalgam terror attack. (28.04) pic.twitter.com/BdVKZ5kzsc— ANI (@ANI) April 28, 2025
Apr 29, 2025 07:08 ISTShare this ArticleWhatsAppfacebookTwittertelegramcopy linkPahalgam Terror Attack LIVE Updates: Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui Expresses Deep Pain And Anger Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui expressed his deep pain and anger following the terror attack that took place in J&K’s Pahalgam region on April 22.
“Of course, there is a lot of anger and sadness. Our government is working, and they will punish those responsible. ‘Jo bhi hua, bohot hi bura hua, sharmnaak hai actually’,” he said.
“Like you said, tourism has been very badly affected. But more than that, after seeing some things myself, I noticed that the local people are very angry. They treat tourists like their own brothers. Jis tarike se Kashmiri welcome karte hain logo ko wo paise se bhi upar ki chiz hoti hain. I cannot explain the amount of love the Kashmiri people have in their hearts for everyone,” Siddiqui added.
Apr 29, 2025 07:00 ISTShare this ArticleWhatsAppfacebookTwittertelegramcopy linkPahalgam Terror Attack LIVE Updates: Pakistan Again Violates Ceasefire Along LoC, Indian Army RetaliatesAccording to the Indian army, Pakistan Army again, during the night of 28-29 April, resorted to unprovoked small arms firing across the Line of Control.
Indian Army responded in a measured and effective manner to the provocation.
AdvertisementApr 29, 2025 06:55 ISTShare this ArticleWhatsAppfacebookTwittertelegramcopy linkPahalgam Terror Attack LIVE Updates: India Highlights Cross-Border Terror At UN, Slams Pakistan As Rogue StateAt the launch of the Victims of Terrorism Association Network, India’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Yojna Patel, underscored India’s long-standing struggle against cross-border terrorism, beginning her statement by recalling the recent terror attack in Pahalgam.
Exposing Pakistan’s role in fostering terrorism, Patel described it as a “rogue state,” pointing to the Pakistani Defence Minister’s admission of his country’s support for terror — a revelation that, she said, “surprised no one.”
Apr 28, 2025 23:59 ISTShare this ArticleWhatsAppfacebookTwittertelegramcopy link Barring One, All Pak Citizens Repatriated from UP Following Pahalgam Attack: State GovtAll Pakistani citizens, barring one, have been “expelled” from Uttar Pradesh under the Centre’s orders after the Pahalgam terror attack, the state government said on Monday.
The last Pakistani citizen is set to be deported on Wednesday and is under constant surveillance by police and intelligence agencies, it said in a statement.
Uttar Pradesh has become the first state to achieve almost 100 per cent repatriation of Pakistani nationals within 24 hours, with only one remaining to be deported, it said, without mentioning the exact number of Pakistani nationals sent back.
Apr 28, 2025 23:29 ISTShare this ArticleWhatsAppfacebookTwittertelegramcopy linkIs Asim Munir MIA? Pakistan PM's Office Shares Army Chief's Photo With Shehbaz Sharif Amid BuzzAmid escalating tensions with India after the ghastly Palagam attack, there are speculations over the whereabouts of Pakistan Army Chief General Syed Asim Munir.
Several claims of Munir being missing have surfaced on social media, with some suggesting that he has fled the country, some claimed that Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff has gone ‘MIA’, while others claimed that he has gone underground into a bunker in Rawalpindi.
Read full ArticleApr 28, 2025 22:19 ISTShare this ArticleWhatsAppfacebookTwittertelegramcopy linkOpposition MPs Demand Special Session of Parliament on Pahalgam Terror AttackMore opposition MPs on Monday joined the call for convening a special session of Parliament in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Jha wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while Communist Party of India (CPI) MP P Sandosh Kumar sent a letter to Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, urging them to convene a special session of Parliament to express the will of the nation and send a message of unity.
Independent Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal had on Sunday requested political parties to urge the government to convene a special session of Parliament as early as possible in May. The former Union minister has called for passing a resolution condemning the Pahalgam terror attack to convey the message to the world that the country is united.
Apr 28, 2025 22:11 ISTShare this ArticleWhatsAppfacebookTwittertelegramcopy linkTurkey Seeks De-Escalation Of Pakistan-India TensionsTurkey wants a de-escalation between Pakistan and India, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday, after the two exchanged small arms fire following last week’s deadly attack on tourists in Kashmir.
Erdogan was speaking in Ankara following a cabinet meeting, reported Reuters.
AdvertisementApr 28, 2025 21:41 ISTShare this ArticleWhatsAppfacebookTwittertelegramcopy linkPakistan's Ishaq Dar Speaks With Qatar PM Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani On India's Restrictions Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar @MIshaqDar50, held a telephone conversation today with the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani @MBA_AlThani_.During… pic.twitter.com/QuAl61Of6U— Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) April 28, 2025
Apr 28, 2025 21:22 ISTShare this ArticleWhatsAppfacebookTwittertelegramcopy linkPakistan Asks Ministers To Refrain From Speaking Out Of Turn On India Crisis Post Pahalgam AttackPakistan has asked its ministers to refrain from speaking out of turn over India’s downgrading of diplomatic ties in view of cross-border links to the Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed 26 lives on April 22.
According to sources, the Pakistan government has told its ministers not to make incendiary statements as the top establishment feels the atmosphere is already tense.
Read full ArticleApr 28, 2025 21:20 ISTShare this ArticleWhatsAppfacebookTwittertelegramcopy linkRajnath Singh Briefs PM Modi on J-K SituationDefence 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.
Apr 28, 2025 20:59 ISTShare this ArticleWhatsAppfacebookTwittertelegramcopy linkViral Zip Line Operator Picked Up By NIA For Questioning: SourcesThe zip line operator seen in a now viral video has been picked up for questioning by NIA, sources told CNN-News18.
The operator detained minutes after Rishi Bhatt in an interview to News18 raised doubts over the intention of the man seen chanting ‘allah-hu-akbar’ in the video
Apr 28, 2025 20:18 ISTShare this ArticleWhatsAppfacebookTwittertelegramcopy link Anti-Terror Clampdown: J-K Police Raids Dozens Of Places In Srinagar, Doda, KishtwarPolice on Monday carried out raids at dozens of places in Srinagar, Doda and Kishtwar in Jammu and Kashmir as part of the massive clampdown on terror ecosystem launched after the horrific Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 persons dead.
“The searches were conducted in accordance with proper legal procedures in the presence of executive magistrates and independent witnesses under the supervision of the officers of J-K Police,” a spokesman said.
He said the searches were carried out across the length and breadth of Srinagar city at 36 locations. Most of the premises belong to terrorists or terrorist sympathisers.
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