In its first reaction to the Pahalgam terror attacks, Pakistan has distanced itself from the attacks. Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said, “Pakistan has no link with the Pahalgam terror attack.”
Pakistan has reacted to the deadly terror attack on tourists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, which killed 26 tourists. Pakistan’s defence minister, Khawaja Asif, distanced Islamabad from the bloodshed, as he called the violence “home-grown” and part of a “wider rebellion” against New Delhi.
‘No links with it’: Pakistan
Speaking to a Pakistani news channel, Asif said, “Pakistan has no link with the Pahalgam terror attack,” as he asserted that ‘Islamabad has nothing to do with it’.
Ruling out Pakistan’s connection in the attacks, Asif stated, “These are not acts of foreign interference but local uprisings.” The reaction came a day after terror attacked rocked one of the most iconic locations Jammu and Kashmir.
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Global leaders extend support to India
The terror attack in Pahalgam has drawn global reactions as countries condemn the incident, extending their support to India.
US President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were among world leaders who condemned the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir that killed 26 people, expressing solidarity with India.
In a call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Trump strongly condemned the terror attack and expressed full support to India to bring to justice the perpetrators of the “heinous attack”.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said she was “deeply saddened” by the terrorist attack in Pahalgam and expressed solidarity with the affected families, the injured, the government, and the entire Indian people.
(With inputs from agency)