Mumbai, April 24: Maulana Ilyas Khan Falahi, President of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH), Maharashtra, on Wednesday condemned the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam and said that those responsible for this barbaric act must be brought to justice and must be given the harshest punishment.”The loss of innocent lives is deeply saddening. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their grieving families. There can be no justification for such a barbaric act. It is completely inhuman and deserves absolute and unequivocal condemnation. Those responsible must be brought to justice and given the harshest punishment,” he said in a statement. No cause can ever justify such violence, Falahi said, adding that the Centre and Jammu and Kashmir authorities should take decisive steps to ensure justice for the victims, bolster security measures and safeguard vulnerable communities.
He also called on civil society, religious leaders and the media to refrain from narratives that may further inflame tensions.deemed annulled. Five support staff of the Service Advisors will also be withdrawn from both High Commissions.The overall strength of the High Commissions will be reduced to 30 from the current 55 through further reductions, to be implemented by May 1, 2025.Meanwhile, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday afternoon expressed deep anguish over the loss of innocent lives in the attack and reaffirmed the government’s zero-tolerance policy against terrorism.Calling the incident a “cowardly act,” Singh vowed that the perpetrators, along with those operating behind the scenes, would face a strong and decisive response.”We lost many innocent lives in the cowardly act in Pahalgam. We are deeply distressed. I express my condolences to the families who lost their loved ones,” Singh said in his address to the nation.”We will not only reach the perpetrators of this act but also the actors behind the scenes. The accused will soon see a loud and clear response, I want to assure the country,” he added.Prior to his address, the Defence Minister chaired a high-level security meeting with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh, and other top officials to assess the situation in the region.Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Jammu and Kashmir to oversee the security response and offer condolences.Union Minister Shah visited the Government Medical College in Anantnag to meet the injured victims and later travelled to the Baisaran meadow in Pahalgam, where the attack took place.He conducted an aerial survey before landing at the site and assessing the ground situation firsthand.
