While Dal Lake remains lively with visitors enjoying the picturesque landscape of the valley, the nearby town of Pahalgam appears deserted, with a heavy security presence replacing the usual tourist crowds.
Amid claims of security lapses during the April 22 terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, Congress General Secretary and MP Randeep Singh Surjewala on Saturday raised his concerns over the matter, criticising that the BJP-led Union Government had admitted to the "security lapse" dur
"Pakistan never learns anything. They are encouraging the most barbaric terrorists all the time. It was rightly said that it (Pakistan) is a breeding centre of terrorism," Radhakrishnan told ANI.
After the Indian government ordered the closure of the Attari border in the wake of the Pahalgam Terrorist Attack, many Pakistani nationals were seen leaving India and returning to Pakistan, saying that there should be "leniency" with the people on visa.
According to officials, the house in Chotipora village in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir was allegedly linked to a terrorist believed to be involved in the April 22 attack.
The minister further claimed that if the water of the Indus River flowed from Pakistan to India instead then the country would have obstructed the river long ago, however India fulfilled its responsibility but Pakistan drank the same water and killed our people instead.
The Pahalgam terrorist attack, which claimed 26 lives, has devastating implications for the Pakistani nationals living in the border villages of Rajasthan's Jaisalmer, who had been living in India on short-term and long-term visas.
The Delhi government said that it is enforcing the Centre's order, which revokes all existing visas issued to Pakistani citizens -- except for medical, diplomatic, and long-term visas -- with immediate effect.
Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari made strong remarks on Saturday, targeting Pakistan and calling for decisive global action against terrorism in the wake of the recent terror attack in Pahalgam.