Pahalgam Terror Attack LIVE: Putin Calls PM Modi To Extend Support; Pakistan Test-Fires 2nd Missile

President Putin called PM Narendra Modi and strongly condemned the terror attack in Pahalgam, India. He conveyed deepest condolences on the loss of innocent lives and expressed full support to India in the fight against terrorism. He emphasised that the perpetrators of the heinous attack and their supporters must be brought to justice.

Both leaders reiterated their commitment to further deepen Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership. PM conveyed greetings to President Putin on the celebration of the 80th anniversary of Victory Day and invited him for the Annual Summit to be held in India later in the year.

Pakistan on Monday conducted a successful training launch of the 'Fatah series' surface-to-surface missile with a range of 120 kilometres.

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the army, said in a statement that a “Fatah Series” was tested as a part of the ongoing exercise “INDUS”.

“The launch was aimed at ensuring the operational readiness of troops and validating key technical parameters, including the missile's advanced navigation system and enhanced accuracy,” the statement said.

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Supreme Court dismisses PIL for safety of tourists, rebukes petitioner.

PDP President Mehbooba Mufti said, "People are still not able to forget what happened that day. Pahalgam is a place from where the Amarnath Yatra passes. There is fear among people this time… The people here tried to save people, donated blood and even lost their lives. Why is everyone being treated as militant? Union Home Minister should intervene."

NCP(SP) MP Supriya Sule said, "...in the all-party meeting, we had decided that we are together for the country. Let's wait what will happen now..."

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Pakistan will respond with "full spectrum of force", including nuclear, if it is attacked or its vital water flow disrupted, Pakistan's ambassador here has warned amid tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad after the Pahalgam terror attack.

Muhammad Khalid Jamali made the comments during an interview with Russia's state-run TASS news agency on Sunday.

Warning that Pakistan was prepared to respond to any aggression, the ambassador said, “We in Pakistan will use the full spectrum of force, both conventional and nuclear.” 

Ties between India and Pakistan plummeted following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir that killed 26 people, mostly tourists.

“Any attempt to usurp the water of the lower riparian, or to stop it, or to divert it would be an act of war against Pakistan and would be responded to with full force, including nuclear,” he said.

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Pakistan on Monday announced that it had successfully test-fired the Fatah surface-to-surface missile with a range of 120 kilometres, as part of its ongoing military drill, 'Exercise Indus'. The development comes amid escalating tensions with India, particularly following the Pahalgam terror attack, for which an offshoot of Pakistani-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) claimed responsibility.

According to a statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the missile test was intended to validate operational readiness and key technical capabilities, including the missile's advanced navigation system and improved accuracy.

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The alleged custodial killing of Imtiyaz Ahmad Magray, 22, in South Kashmir라이브 바카라 Kulgam has sparked political outrage. The family and the residents allege that he was picked up by the Army and questioned over suspected terror links. Later, his body was found in a stream.

Family members of Magray said that he had no links with militancy and was working as a labourer.

“Imtiyaz was working as labourer and had been to Himachal Pradesh in the winters, where he worked on menial jobs. Security forces picked him up and then his body was recovered from a stream. We were informed about the death,” says Manzoor Ahmad Magray, the uncle of the deceased. He added that the most of the family members, including his brothers and father, do odd jobs and “have no connection with the militancy”.

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Supreme Court dismisses PIL seeking safety of tourists in view of Pahalgam terror attack.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh pulled up advocate Vishal Tiwari for filing the PIL and said it is only meant for publicity without any public cause.

"Why have you filed this kind of PIL? What is your real motive? Don't you understand the sensitivity of the issue? I think you are inviting some exemplary cost for filing this PIL," Justice Surya Kant told Tiwari.

The petitioner lawyer said this was the first time that tourists in Jammu and Kashmir were targeted, and hence, he was seeking directions for their safety.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh as India prepares an action plan against Pakistan following the Pahalgaam terror attack in which 26 people died. He earlier met Air Chief Marshal AP Singh amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan. His interaction with AP Singh came less than 24 hours after a separate meeting between the Prime Minister and Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, the Chief of the Naval Staff. The Prime Minister had also met Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi last week.

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The civil and military leadership of Pakistan has briefed the country's political parties on tensions with India in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack.

All political parties barring former prime minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-I-Insaf party attended the in-camera briefing on Sunday, the Dawn newspaper reported.

The political leaders vowed a robust response if India resorted to any "misadventure", the paper quoted a source privy to the briefing as saying.

The briefing was given by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt-Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry and Information Minister Attaullah Tarar.

The source said that the political parties were of the view that they stood by the armed forces to foil any attempt by India to spoil regional peace.

Before the briefing, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said the main objective of the huddle was to get feedback from the political forces in light of tensions with India.

The participants were also apprised of the preparedness of the armed forces to foil any misadventure by India, the report said.

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Three more people have been apprehended from different parts of Assam for "defending Pakistan on Indian soil" following the Pahalgam terror attack, taking the total number of arrests to 42 so far, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said.

In a post on X on Sunday late night, Sarma said one person each was apprehended from Barpeta, Hojai and Chirang districts.

"#Update on Crackdown against traitors for defending Pakistan on Indian soil... Total of 42 Anti Nationals put behind BARS," he added.

Earlier, opposition AIUDF MLA Aminul Islam was arrested on sedition charges for allegedly defending Pakistan and its complicity in the Pahalgam terror attack.

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Pakistani troops yet again resorted to unprovoked firing in eight forward sectors along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, violating ceasefire agreements and prompting retaliation from Indian troops, officials confirmed on Monday.

This marks the 11th consecutive night of Pakistan's unprovoked firing along the LoC, amidst heightened tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad following the killing of 26 people in the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam.

A defence spokesperson in Jammu told PTI, “During the night of May 4 and 5, Pakistan Army posts resorted to unprovoked small arms fire across the LoC in areas opposite Kupwara, Baramulla, Poonch, Rajouri, Mendhar, Naushera, Sunderbani, and Akhnoor in J-K."

“The Indian Army responded promptly and proportionately,” he added.

Ferozepur Cantonment Board on Sunday announced that all electricity  will be cut at the cantonment area in Punjab's Ferozepur on May 4 between 9PM to 9:30PM for blackout exercise in the wake of escalating tensions between India and Pakistan after the Pahalgam attack.

The Indian Express reported that the exercise is ordered by the president of the Cantonment Board and Station Commander. Its agenda is to gauge the efficiency and preparedness of blackout protocols as India and Pakistan gear up for a probable military action. 

The drill involves an entire power shutdown in the Cantonment region. Instructions were relayed to the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) to cut electricity supply during the half an hour.

Security forces on Sunday evening recovered multiple improvised explosive devices (IED), radio sets and binoculars from a terror hideout in Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

According to media reports, the bust was made at the hideout in Hari village of Surankote, and was jointly conducted by Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police.

Operations are underway to locate the terrorists responsible for the Pahalgam attack in which at least 26 civilians were killed.

A Cordon and Search Operation launched by forces in the region revealed a hideout spot in the natural caves.

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The UN Security Council will hold closed consultations Monday on the situation between India and Pakistan after Islamabad sought an emergency meeting on the issue.

Pakistan currently sits as a non-permanent member of the powerful 15-nation Security Council, which is being presided over by Greece for the month of May.

Islamabad "requested closed consultations" on the tensions between the two countries and the Greek Presidency has scheduled the meeting for May 5 in the afternoon.