New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today again vowed firm and decisive action to bring the perpetrators and backers of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack to book.
Addressing a media event post his talks with visiting Angolan President João Lourenço, Prime Minister Modi said: “We are committed to take firm and decisive action against the terrorists and those who support them.”
He thanked Angola for its support in India’s fight against cross-border terrorism. PM Modi also said that the two countries are united in their opposition to terrorism which the biggest danger to humanity. He thanked the Angolan leader for the condolences of his country for the victims of the
Pahalgam terror attack.
Notably, PM Modi has vowed to bring the perpetrators and backers of the Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people, mostly tourists, were brutally gunned down, to book and go to the ends of the earth to hunt them down. He has also given the Indian armed forces operational freedom to deal with their reprisal action in the matter.
Meanwhile, Sri Lankan police on Saturday searched a flight arriving here from Chennai after being tipped-off that a suspect linked to the Pahalgam terror attack could be on board, police spokesperson said here.
A statement from the national carrier SriLankan Airlines said that its flight arrived at Colombo’s Bandaranaike International Airport from Chennai at 11:59 am and underwent a comprehensive security inspection upon arrival.
“The search was carried out in coordination with local authorities following an alert from the Chennai Area Control Centre regarding a suspect wanted in India who was believed to be on board”, the statement said.
The aircraft was thoroughly inspected and subsequently cleared for further operations, it added.
Terrorists killed 26 people, mostly tourists, in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam on April 22.
Indian authorities have identified five terrorists — including three Pakistani nationals — behind the massacre in Pahalgam.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 24 vowed to punish the terrorists behind the Pahalgam terror attack and those part of the conspiracy beyond their imagination, asserting that the country’s enemies targeted not merely unarmed tourists but dared to attack India’s soul.
In a high-level meeting with the top defence brass on April 29, Modi asserted that the armed forces have “complete operational freedom” to decide on the mode, targets and timing of India’s response to the terror attack, according to government sources.
‘Govt committed to take decisive action against terrorists’
