Security has been beefed up since the attack, with visuals from the area showing the streets being deserted in the usually bustling tourist area. Many organisations have also called for a Jammu bandh following the attack.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday called for strict punishment against the perpetrators in the aftermath of the attack on tourists in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz condemned the terrorist attack against tourists in Pahalgam. He offered condolences to the people of India and wished speedy recovery for all the people injured in the attack.
The attack claimed the lives of several tourists, including a young Indian Navy officer from Karnal, Lieutenant Vinay Narwal, who had recently married, Prashant Satpathy, an Accounts Officer from Odisha and Shailesh Kadatiya from Surat.
"I was in Kashmir just three days ago. I was very happy to see that there were so many tourists there. People were coming to visit, and we also could not imagine being in Kashmir till in the night, and we were out till in the night. The situation seemed absolutely normal in Kashmir, and now
Five tourists from Maharashtra have lost their lives in the recent Pahalgam terror attack, said a statement from the office of Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
US President Donald Trump has condemned the terrorist attack on tourists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, expressing solidarity with India and said "deeply disturbing news out of Kashmir."
World leaders strongly condemned the dastardly terror attack on tourists in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday and extended unstinting support to India, with US President Donald Trump stating that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the "incredible people of India, have our full suppor
Congress senior leader Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said that she was "deeply saddened and devastated" to learn of the terror attack on innocent tourists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam region.
MPs Shashi Tharoor and Asaduddin Owaisi condemned the terror attack on tourists in Pahalgam. Both leaders expressed support for victims and called for strict action against those responsible.
Following the terror attack in Pahalgam, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Yuva Morcha National President and Member of Parliament from Bengaluru South, Tejasvi Surya, said that he is currently in Kashmir and is coordinating with local authorities to assist victims from Karnataka.