Pahalgam Terror Attack Live Updates: CM Omar Abdullah drives to Jammu to take stock of situation after Pakistan's drone attack

Actor Nimrat Kaur has supported the Indian Armed Forces for carrying out precision strikes on terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJk) in response to the Pahalgam terror attack.

Talking to ANI, Nimrat said, "I fully support the action taken by our armed forces on terrorist camps. I want that there should be no place for terrorism, not in this country but in the whole world."

Nimrat also shared her opinions on Pahalgam attack.

"Whatever happened in Pahalgam, we all observed it very closely and felt very sad. I am the daughter of a martyr and had lost my father in Kashmir in 1994. I understand very well that what drastic circumstances life brings in front of you, it is a very painful and sad thing," she said.

She also asked the citizens to support Operation Sindoor.

Nimrat said, "As a citizen of India...we all should stand with the Government of India to finished these terror attacks and make India a terror free country."

"At the background of the escalation of situation between India and Pakistan, we call on both parties to maintain composure and pursue meaningful diplomatic engagement. It is crucial to avoid actions that could further deteriorate the security situation in the South Asian region and instead prioritize diplomatic solution to all contentious issues. Ukraine actively supports all measures aimed at restoring peace and stability in the region and advocates for the immediate de-escalation of tensions. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine will closely observe further developments and continue to support international initiatives and efforts towards ensuring peace and stability in South Asia." reads the statement.

Operation Sindoor, the name is so apt. That was what the family of Navy officer Vinay Narwal, who was killed by terrorists in Pahalgam, felt on Wednesday after the armed forces pounded terror infrastructures in Pakistan and PoK. His father Rajesh Narwal said the Narendra Modi government has sent a strong message and now the perpetrators of the April 22 massacre "will think 100 times" before repeating such attacks.

Himanshi, who was widowed during her honeymoon, said the operation signifies her late husband's spirit that terrorism and hatred will not be tolerated by India.

She thanked the government for the name it gave to the operation retaliating the terror attack that claimed the lives of 26 tourists in the verdant meadows of Baisaran two weeks ago and urged the government to put a full stop to terrorist activities.

"I am thankful to the government. I also request them to end it here. Make sure that this is just the start of the end of terrorism in this country. Make sure no one ever has to go through what I am enduring right now," Himanshi said.

The photo of navy officer Vinay Narwal's body lying on the ground in the lush Baisaran meadows of Pahalgam with newlywed Himanshi slumped beside with an empty gaze has become the haunting symbol of the ghastly terror attack.

She said when Vinay Narwal had joined the armed forces to protect peace in this country. "He wanted to make sure that innocent lives are not lost. He wanted to make sure there was no hatred and terror," Himanshi added.

India's armed forces destroyed nine terrorist infrastructures, including that of Jaish-e-Mohammad and Lashkar-e-Taiba, in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in a 25-minute-long missile and drone strike early on Wednesday.

Vinay Narwal's father Rajesh said, "When the Pahalgam incident happened, you (media) came to me asking what I expected from the government. My answer was that I have faith in our government and today, the government has justified that trust."

"I had said that such a thing (retaliatory strikes) has to be done so that such cowardly (terror) acts are not repeated... the strikes carried out on the terror targets will resonate in their minds forever," he said at his residence in Karnal.

The members of the Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology, Chaired by Lok Sabha MP Nishikant Dubey, met on Wednesday to examine the issue of "Review of mechanism to curb Fake News".

The Committee also took evidence from representatives of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and other stakeholders related to the media industry.

In a post on X, Lok Sabha said, "The Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology, Chaired by Dr @nishikant_dubey, MP, met today to examine the issue of Review of mechanism to curb Fake News".

"The Committee also took evidence from representatives of @MIB_India and other stakeholders related to the Media Industry," it added.

In a post on X, Dubey said that the committee requested all the editors of newspapers and the heads of media channels to show only the news given by the government.

"Today, in the meeting, our committee requested all the editors of newspapers and the heads of media channels to show only the news given by the government during our war with Pakistan. Our committee emphatically told all the journalists that first of all, you are Indians and our army is fighting the war," the BJP MP said.

Following Operation Sindoor, precision strikes on terrorist camps in Pakistan in response to the Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian Embassy in Israel underscored "zero tolerance on terrorism."

The embassy highlighted the heavy toll terror attacks have taken on Indian civilians and security personnel, reiterating that both nations stand united in the fight against terrorism.

Sharing a post on X, the Indian Embassy in Israel said, "India stands for zero tolerance on terrorism. We have lost more than 350 innocent Indian civilians in cross-border terrorist attacks in the past decade. Over 600 security personnel have laid down their lives. India and Israel stand together in the fight against terrorism."

The embassy posted a video on X, accompanied by the message, "While the world embraced a new millennium, India continued to be subjected to cross-border terrorism. More than 350 Indian civilians have succumbed to cross-border terrorism in the past decade, and 800 have been injured in these dastardly acts of violence. Over 600 security personnel have laid down their lives, and more than 1,400 have been injured while protecting the nation from this scourge of cross-border terrorism."

The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday carried out searches at more than 30 locations in the city here as part of a clampdown on the terror ecosystem in the aftermath of the Pahalgam attack that left 26 people dead. Since the April 22 attack, searches of residences of more than 100 terrorists, their associates, have been conducted by the Srinagar police.

A police spokesperson said police have intensified these searches with the aim to dismantle terror-supporting infrastructure in the district.

He said the searches were targeted at terrorist associates of proscribed terrorist outfits and those involved in cases under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).

"Pertinently, searches of residences of more than 100 terrorist associates have been conducted till now," the spokesperson said.

On Wednesday, police raided the houses of 31 terror associates, including Amir Ahmad Gojri, a resident of Summerbugh, who was arrested by the NIA in October 2021 for allegedly providing logistical and material support to terrorists.

The searches were conducted in the presence of Executive Magistrates and independent witnesses, the spokesperson said.

The searches were carried out to seize arms, documents, and digital devices and gather intelligence to detect and deter any conspiratorial or terrorist activity, he said.

The families of the Pahalgam terror attack victims from Andhra Pradesh welcomed 'Operation Sindoor', India's retaliation against terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, on Wednesday. Two tourists-J C Chandra Mouli (68) and S Madhusudan (45)-from Andhra Pradesh were shot dead by terrorists at Pahalgam in Kashmir on April 22. Along with the two from the state, as many as 26 people were killed in that attack.

"The name itself says it-'Operation Sindoor'. Sindoor means we all lost our husbands, that means our lives. In one way, I should thank Modi (the Prime Minister)-he has shown the innocent people that they have Modi," said Kamakshi, wife of the late Madhusudan, speaking to reporters.

She suggested that Modi was avenging the victims on their behalf.

Noting that their lives were shattered, Kamakshi expressed hope that no one else in India should have to endure what the affected families have gone through.

"This should not happen to anyone in India. You don't know-you people think we just lost our husbands, but we lost our lives," she said.

Though Kamakshi said she is no longer in a state to follow the news closely, she learned about the overnight 'Operation Sindoor' and described it as "revenge" taken on behalf of those affected by the attack. Her husband hailed from Kavali in the Nellore district.

Earlier, Kumar Raja, a close relative of Mouli, another victim, from Visakhapatnam, also welcomed 'Operation Sindoor'.

"Whatever the government has done is a good step. They did not touch any of their (Pakistan's) citizens-only terrorists have been killed. So, it is a good sign, a good attempt. We welcome it," Raja told PTI.

Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday chaired a meeting in the national capital with the Chief Ministers and Lieutenant Governors of border states adjoining Pakistan and Nepal.

In a post on X, the Union Home Minister said that all the Chief Ministers and Lieutenant Governors congratulated the armed forces for giving a "befitting reply" to the perpetrators of the Pahalgam terror attack.

"Chaired a meeting with the Chief Ministers and Lieutenant Governors of border states adjoining Pakistan and Nepal. All the Chief Ministers and Lieutenant Governors congratulated PM Shri @narendramodi Ji and our armed forces for giving a befitting reply to the perpetrators of the Pahalgam terror attack through the historic success of Operation Sindoor," Shah said on X.