Candlelight and Cries for Justice After Pahalgam Massacre

It’s been nearly 24 hours since the shocking terror attack in Pahalgam that took 26 lives — 25 Indians and a tourist from Nepal. What was supposed to be a peaceful day in the scenic Baisaran meadow turned into a nightmare as gunmen opened fire on tourists.
This has been the deadliest attack on civilians in India since the 2008 Mumbai attacks. The assailants, reportedly wearing military fatigues, opened fire indiscriminately, targeting tourists and disrupting a period of relative calm and growing tourism in the region.

The incident has also increased tensions between India and Pakistan, with Indian officials blaming groups based in Pakistan. Local groups have called for a shutdown, and many tourists are now leaving the area out of fear. – TWL Bureau

School children hold candles and placards as they pray for the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack, condemning the assault on tourists in Jammu and Kashmir, in Amritsar (Photos: Special Arrangement)

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta pays tribute to Indian Navy officer Lieutenant Vinay Narwal, who was martyred in the Pahalgam terror attack, at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi

Union Home Minister Amit Shah visits victims injured in the Pahalgam terror attack at a hospital in Pahalgam, Anantnag, as Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha look on

People stage a protest at Lal Chowk in Srinagar, condemning the Pahalgam terror attack

Security personnel stand guard outside the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi, a day after the Pahalgam terror attack

A security personnel inspects a vehicle in Gulmarg as part of heightened security measures following the Pahalgam terror attack

Religious leaders from different faiths pay tribute to the tourists killed in the Pahalgam terror attack during a ceremony organised by the All India Imam Organisation in New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds an emergency review meeting at the airport in New Delhi with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, and other senior officials following the Pahalgam terror attack Watch This TWL Video

People’s Democratic Party (PDP) workers stage a protest at Lal Chowk in Srinagar against the Pahalgam terror attack