On the morning of April 22, 2025, the serene valley of Pahalgam — long revered as a sanctuary of peace, spiritual awakening, and breathtaking natural beauty — was shattered by an unspeakable act of terrorism. What should have been another tranquil day in one of India’s most beautiful regions turned into a nightmare. Innocent tourists, families, and pilgrims, who had arrived in Kashmir with hearts full of wonder and reverence, were ruthlessly attacked by armed extremists. The blood spilled that day was not only an attack on human lives — it was an assault on the soul of India.

Make no mistake — this was no accident, no isolated episode. It was a cold-blooded, deliberate strike orchestrated by Pakistan-backed terrorists. Cowards hiding behind guns and false ideologies, funded by a rogue regime, and brainwashed by radical hatred, unleashed horror upon peace-loving civilians. It was an attempt to weaken the moral fabric of our nation, to divide us, to provoke us. But instead, what it has ignited is our unity, our resilience, and our unwavering resolve to never bow down to terror.

For decades, Pakistan has used the sacred land of Kashmir as a laboratory of terror. Generations have been poisoned with venomous propaganda. Boys, who should have been in schools learning science and poetry, have been dragged into the arms of militancy. The State across the border has used terrorism not just as a weapon, but as a policy — of exporting instability, of feeding the fires of communal hatred under the false pretext of religion, and of crippling peace with bullets instead of dialogue.

The attack in Pahalgam was a grotesque continuation of this pattern. But terrorism can........

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