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Informist, Monday, Apr. 28, 2025

NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held a meeting with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh over the terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, in which at least 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed on Tuesday. In the around 40-minute meeting held at the prime minister's residence here, Singh briefed Modi about the current situation and the military's operational preparedness in the aftermath of attack, sources said.

Meanwhile, the government has banned 16 Pakistani YouTube channels for spreading provocative and false narrative against Indian security agencies and the Army. Sources said the action was taken on the recommendation of the Ministry of Home Affairs. The banned platforms are major Pakistani news channels--Dawn News, Samaa TV, ARY News, Bol News, Raftar, Geo News, and Suno News. Other banned channels are The Pakistan Reference, Samaa Sports, Uzair Cricket, Irshad Bhatti, GNN, Umar Cheema Exclusive, Asma Shirazi, Muneeb Farooq and Razi Naama. These 16 collectively have around 63 million subscribers.

Following the attack, there has been an escalation in diplomatic tensions between the two nuclear-powered neighbours. India downgraded its ties with Pakistan and cancelled Indus Waters Treaty of 1960, revoked visas of Pakistani nationals and expelled diplomats. In retaliation, Islamabad announced suspension of all bilateral agreements with India and also suspended trade and banned all Indian-owned or Indian-operated airlines from using Pakistani airspace.

Pakistan also indulged in unprovoked cross-border firing across the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir. Indian Army officials said that "during the night of Apr 27-28, Pakistan Army posts initiated unprovoked small arms fire across the Line of Control in areas opposite Kupwara and Poonch districts".  End

Reported by Kuldeep Singh

Edited by Vandana Hingorani

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