Anantnag Occupied Kashmir
ISLAMABAD
Pakistan has strongly condemned the terrorists attack on tourists in district Anantnag of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir claiming several precious lives. Expressing grave concern over the attack Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan said in a statement on Wednesday that Pakistan was “saddened by the incident and expressed sympathy with the families of the deceased.” He said: “We extend our condolences to the near ones of the deceased and wish the injured a speedy recovery.”
Terming the incident a loss of precious human lives FO spokesperson said need is there to take effective steps to prevent such incidents in future.
As per media reports twenty-six people were killed and 17 were injured when suspected militants opened fire at tourists in India’s Jammu and Kashmir territory, police said on Wednesday, the worst such attack in the country in nearly two decades.
The attack took place on Tuesday in the popular destination of Pahalgam in the scenic Muslim-majority territory, that has seen a resurgence in mass tourism as insurgent violence waned in recent years.
The attack occurred in an off-the-road meadow and the dead included 25 Indians and one Nepalese national, police said.
