On Thursday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged to hold everyone accountable for the horrific incident in Kashmir that claimed the lives of 26 men.
In his first address since Tuesday’s attack in the Himalayan region, he declared, “I tell the world: India will find, apprehend, and punish all terrorists and their supporters.” “We’ll go to any lengths to find them.”
The shooting at Pahalgam, a popular tourist destination, was the bloodiest assault on civilians in the disputed area with a majority of Muslims since 2000.
One Nepali and twenty-six Indian men were among the dead.
With a series of diplomatic actions, India deteriorated relations with its neighbor and accused Islamabad on Wednesday of encouraging “cross-border terrorism.”
Pakistan has denied any involvement in the attack at Pahalgam.
Modi first led two minutes of silence in remembrance of those died while he was in Bihar state launching development projects.
Speaking in Hindi in front of a sizable crowd, he declared, “I say this unequivocally: whoever has carried out this attack, and the ones who devised it, will be made to pay beyond their imagination.”
They will certainly pay. Whatever little land these terrorists have, it’s time to reduce it to dust. The willpower of 1.4 billion Indians will break the backbone of these terrorists.”
He finished his speech with rare comments in English, directing them to an audience abroad.
“Terrorism will not go unpunished,” Modi said. “Every effort will be made to ensure that justice is done.”
Kashmir has been divided between India and Pakistan since their independence in 1947, with both claiming the high-altitude territory in full but governing separate portions of it.
Rebel groups have waged an insurgency in Indian-controlled Kashmir since 1989, demanding independence or a merger with Pakistan.
Indian security forces have launched a vast manhunt in Kashmir for the attackers, with large numbers of people detained in the operation.
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