"I could not attend his funeral because of my other engagements. Hence, today, I came here to convey my deepest condolences and respect to his family. I will continue to pray to God to give them the strength to cope with the loss," he said.
Speaking to ANI, Abdullah said it was time to uproot terrorism once and for all, asserting that Jammu and Kashmir has never stood with Pakistan and never will.
In a significant demonstration of solidarity, over 100 members of the Indian diaspora staged a protest at Piazza Fontana near Duomo in Milan on Saturday, condemning the terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi and discussed various issues, including Pahalgam terror attack.
A total of 26 tourists were killed by terrorists in the Baisaran valley of Pahalgam on April 22. This included 25 Indian nationals and one Nepalese citizen.
MEA Secretary (Economic Relations) Dammu Ravi said that President of Angola Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco has affirmed support to India in tackling terrorism.
The age-old tradition of cross-border marriages among the Sodha community, which bridges Hindu families in Pakistan's Sindh province and western Rajasthan in India, now faces fresh uncertainty following the recent Pahalgam attack and subsequent policy shifts by the Indian government.