FAST ACT: India moves swiftly after deadly terror attack in Kashmir
By Fawzia Moodley
Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, condemned the terror attack. (Image: PMINDIA)
The Indian government has moved swiftly amidst the grief and outrage after a deadly terror attack at Pahalgam in scenic Jammu and Kashmir, bordering India and Pakistan. The attack on Tuesday ( April 22) by members linked to the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) left 26 tourists dead and 17 injured.
It has reignited tensions between India and Pakistan, both of which claim Kashmir as part of their territories, which has long been a flashpoint for skirmishes between the two countries. Over the past 70 years, domestic militant groups, demanding either independence for Kashmir or for the area to become part of Pakistan, have launched attacks and fought Indian security forces....