Tag: Pahalgam Terror Attack

In response to rising Indo-Pak tensions after the deadly Pahalgam terror attack, the Ministry of Home Affairs has ordered states to conduct nationwide mock drills on May 7. These include activating air raid sirens, training civilians in emergency procedures, and simulating evacuation and blackout measures to enhance civil defence readiness.

The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has dismissed jawan Munir Ahmed for concealing his marriage to a Pakistani woman and allowing her to overstay her visa, citing violations of service conduct and national security concerns. The action followed a series of events after Ahmed secretly married Minal Khan from Sialkot and sheltered her despite visa restrictions.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, while addressing a road-naming ceremony in New Delhi, vowed that the Modi government will uproot terrorism from every inch of India. Condemning the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 27 civilians, Shah warned the perpetrators of a strong retaliation and reiterated the Centre's zero-tolerance policy against terrorism.

On what would have been Lt Vinay Narwal’s 27th birthday, his widow Himanshi Narwal urged the nation to reject hatred and uphold peace, days after the Navy officer was killed in a terror attack in Pahalgam. “We don’t want people going against Muslims or Kashmiris. We want peace and only peace,” she said, as a blood donation camp was held in his memory in Haryana’s Karnal.

In a firm response to the Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has granted the Indian armed forces full freedom to determine the nature and timing of retaliatory action. Chairing a high-level security meeting, PM Modi vowed a decisive blow to terrorism and hinted at Pakistan's role, warning that the punishment for the perpetrators would be "beyond their imagination." The government has also initiated steps to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty, marking a significant diplomatic escalation.