"Condemn it in strongest words": JKPCC president on Pahalgam attack

Pahalgam (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 26 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Congress president Tariq Hamid Karra condemned the Pahalgam terror attack, saying he denounced it not just as a political leader, but also as a Kashmiri and a Muslim, and praised the courage shown by local residents in rejecting the perpetrators' agenda.
"In the first instance, I would like to condemn it in the strongest words, not only as the President of J&K Congress, but also as a Kashmiri and as a Muslim. The kind of perpetration, and the designs behind this, the stakeholders showed exemplary courage and proved that the agenda being propagated and the perpetrators have failed," Karra told reporters.
He further praised the locals and victims of the attack for their courage and said that Kashmiris are peace-loving people, not terrorists.
"I commemorate the locals for their courage, and I also commemorate the victims who clarified the role and image of Kashmiris and said that Kashmiris are not terrorists but peace-loving people... Congress has decided not to politicise it... We will be as reasonable as possible and we are not trying to score points on that..." he said.
Earlier today, amid heightened security concerns after the terror attack in Pahalgam, intelligence agencies compiled a list of 14 local terrorists who are actively operating in Jammu and Kashmir.
According to sources, these individuals, aged between 20 and 40 years, are helping foreign terrorists from Pakistan by providing logistical and ground-level support.
The identified terrorists are reportedly linked to three major Pakistan-backed groups: Hizbul Mujahideen, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). Among them, three are associated with Hizbul Mujahideen, eight with LeT, and three with JeM.
Sources revealed the names of these individuals as: Adil Rehman Dentoo (21), Asif Ahmed Sheikh (28), Ahsan Ahmed Sheikh (23), Haris Nazir (20), Aamir Nazir Wani (20), Yawar Ahmed Bhat, Asif Ahmed Khanday (24), Naseer Ahmed Wani (21), Shahid Ahmed Kutay (27), Aamir Ahmed Dar, Adnan Safi Dar, Zubair Ahmed Wani (39), Haroon Rashid Ganai (32), and Zakir Ahmed Ganie (29).
Twenty-six tourists were killed on Tuesday afternoon in a terrorist attack in Pahalgam's Baisaran Valley. Among the victims were 25 Indian nationals and one Nepali citizen. (ANI)