A deadly terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam district killed 26, people, mostly tourists, around 2 pm on April 22. A group of terrorists started firing indiscriminately at tourists at the Baisaran meadow,

The Indian Army has launched several operations in a heightened state of alert to neutralise the terrorists involved. Following the attack, nationwide protests have erupted, demanding stricter action against Pakistan for its alleged role in sponsoring terrorism.

An attack on tourists in India's Himalayan territory of Kashmir this week sparked a new crisis between nuclear armed South Asian neighbours India and Pakistan, with New Delhi blaming militants with "cross-border linkages" for the killings.