Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated on Thursday that India will “trace and punish every terrorist and their backers” of the Pahalgam terror attack. The prime minister who arrived in Bihar on the occasion of National Panchayati Raj Day vowed that “terrorism will not go unpunished” and justice will be served.

“Today, on the soil of Bihar, I say to the whole world, India will identify, trace and punish every terrorist and their backers. We will pursue them to the ends of the Earth. India’s spirit will never be broken by terrorism. Terrorism will not go unpunished. Every effort will be made to make sure that justice is done. The entire nation is one in this resolve. Everyone who believes in humanity is with us. I thank the people of various countries and their leaders who have stood with us,” PM Modi said while addressing a gathering in Bihar’s Madhubani district.

Conspirators and terrorists will be punished beyond their imagination: PM Modi

The Prime Minister further said the entire country knows how “terrorists brutally killed innocent, and India stands with the family of victims”. Speaking about the Pahalgam incident, he said: “Conspirators and terrorists, who committed this will get punishment beyond their imagination.”

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 “The willpower of 140 crore Indians will now break the backbone of the masters of terror. The entire country is in shock over how the terrorists killed innocent civilians in Pahalgam. India is with those who have lost their loved ones in this attack. The government is trying its best to provide treatment to those who are injured,” he stated.

Pahalgam Terror Attack: 26 Indians killed

In a horrifying terror attack that shook Kashmir’s picturesque Baisaran meadow in Pahalgam, Pakistan-based terrorists opened fire on a group of tourists on Tuesday, killing at 26 people and injuring 17 including tourists and security personnel. Two officers from Indian Navy and the Intelligence Bureau were also among the deceased.

In retaliation, two terrorists were killed on Wednesday in a heavy exchange of fire with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla by the Indian Army. The encounter broke out when around two-three terrorists tried to infiltrate through general area of Sarjeevan at Baramulla’s Uri Nala.

PM Modi cut short Saudi tour, vows justice will be served

In the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack, Prime Minister Narendra Modi cut short his state visit to Saudi Arabia and decided to return to India. The PM departed from Jeddah in the wee hours of Wednesday.

PM Modi skipped the official dinner hosted by Saudi Arabia in view of the terror attack in Kashmir and arrived in India early on Wednesday. He was originally scheduled to return Wednesday night.

“I strongly condemn the terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. Condolences to those who have lost their loved ones. I pray that the injured recover at the earliest. All possible assistance is being provided to those affected,” PM Modi stated in an X post on Wednesday condemning the heinous attack.

“Those behind this heinous act will be brought to justice…they will not be spared! Their evil agenda will never succeed. Our resolve to fight terrorism is unshakable and it will get even stronger,” the prime minister further said.

LeT-linked organisation The Resistance Front claimed responsibility

The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy of the banned Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), claimed responsibility for the attack. The organisation is backed by Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI. The Resistance Front is allegedly linked to the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). The outfit is considered a proxy of LeT founder and 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed.