Pahalgam Terror Attack Live Updates: Pakistani troops continued ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC) for the seventh consecutive night on Wednesday.
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Ukraine and the U.S. said on Wednesday they signed an agreement on a joint fund to invest in Ukraine’s reconstruction, and a draft of the deal said it would give Washington preferential access to new Ukrainian natural resources deals.
The two countries signed the accord in Washington after months of sometimes fraught negotiations, with uncertainty persisting until the last-moment with word of an eleventh-hour snag.
“In recognition of the significant financial and material support that the people of the United States have provided to the defense of Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion, this economic partnership positions our two countries to … accelerate Ukraine’s economic recovery,” the U.S. Treasury Department said.
A draft of the minerals agreement seen by Reuters gave the U.S. preferential access to new Ukrainian natural resources deals but did not automatically hand Washington a share of Ukraine’s mineral wealth or any of its gas infrastructure.
It provided for creation of a joint U.S.-Ukrainian fund for reconstruction which will receive 50% of profits and royalties accruing to the Ukrainian state from new natural resources permits in Ukraine.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
A wave of misinformation has flooded social media as Pakistan tries to push its propaganda online in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack. One such misinformation pertains to Lt Gen MV Suchindra Kumar, the commander of the Northern Army.
The government has found that several pro-Pakistan social media accounts have been “falsely claiming” that Lt Gen Kumar was removed from his post following the Pahalgam attack. Some reports even claimed Lt Gen Kumar was arrested or taken into custody for security lapses.
All these reports have been flagged as “false” by the Press Information Bureau’s fact-checking arm.
“Several pro-Pakistan social media accounts falsely claim that Northern Commander Lt Gen Suchindra Kumar has been removed from his post after the Pahalgam incident. The claims being made in these posts are fake,” said the government.
The government said Lt Gen Kumar is retiring on April 30. Lt Gen Pratik Sharma will be appointed as the Northern Army Commander after Lt Gen Kumar’s superannuation, the PIB Fact-Check said.
Yesterday, claims of an Indian Rafale fighter jet being shot down by Pakistan along the LoC were flagged as “false” by the government. Pakistan Army has not shot down any Indian fighter jet, the government had asserted.
On Monday, the government marked some documents being circulated online as “fake” amid claims that they were leaked information on the preparedness of the Indian Army.
The online propaganda appears to be part of Pakistan’s efforts to control the narrative war as it faces the serious charge of driving global terrorism.
Tensions have soared between the two countries as terror links to Islamabad emerged in the massacre of 26 civilians in Pahalgam on April 22. The terrorists who carried out the attack were said to be under the control of Hafiz Saeed, the mastermind of the 26/11 attack and the chief of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba terror group.
Since the terror attack, Pakistan has been violating ceasefires across the Line of Control with unprovoked firings at Indian Army posts. In a major escalation, their troops fired at the International Border last night. Indian soldiers guarding the border and the LoC responded effectively to all ceasefire violations.
Not just Pakistan’s Army, but even politicians and ministers have been making provocative statements. The latest was Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar claiming that India is planning a “military action” in the next 24-36 hours.
Sources suggest that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given a free hand to the Indian armed forces to decide the target and timing of their response to the Pahalgam attack.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is chairing a high-level meet at his Delhi residence – to review the ongoing fallout of last week’s Pahalgam terror attack and the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and NSA.
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The head of Israel’s domestic intelligence service, Ronen Bar, will step down on 15 June.
The head of Israel’s domestic intelligence service, Ronen Bar, has announced his resignation and will step down on June 15, Israeli media reported late on Monday, six weeks after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tried to oust the security chief.
The Shin Bet, which handles counter-terrorism investigations, has been at the centre of a growing political battle pitting Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition government against an array of critics ranging from members of the security establishment to families of hostages in Gaza.
Netanyahu said on March 16 that he had long ago lost confidence in Bar and that trust in the head of the domestic security service, whose roles include counter-terrorism and security for government officials, was especially crucial at a time of war.
The Supreme Court later temporarily froze the government’s bid to sack Bar, who claimed that Netanyahu wanted to fire him after he refused to fulfill requests that included spying on Israeli protesters and disrupting the leader’s corruption trial.
Netanyahu, in response to the accusations, accused Bar of lying.
The Indian community members across different parts of the world held massive protests against the Pahalgam terror attack on Sunday, seeking justice for 26 people killed last Tuesday. The demonstrations were held in Canada, Denmark, England, France, Finland, Germany, Spain and the US.
They held placards with slogans in support of India, chanted anti-Pakistan slogans, and waved Indian flags, seeking justice for the victims.
Tensions between India and Pakistan have increased after the role of a terror group linked to Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba emerged in the Pahalgam terror attack. It was one of the deadliest assaults on civilians in the region in recent years.
One of the protestors held a placard that read, “India, we stand with you”.
“Pakistan has executed many attacks previously as well, we have seen Pulwama, 26/11 (Mumbai) and now the Pahalgam terror attack. We don’t represent a religion or a political party. We just want to send out a message to Pakistan,” a protester in Paris told the news agency ANI.
#WATCH | Paris, France: Members of the Indian diaspora stage a protest against the #PahalgamTerroristAttack, in front of the Eiffel Tower. pic.twitter.com/nX2rq9gUmV
— ANI (@ANI) April 27, 2025
“We are here to show our support and solidarity to the families of the people who died in the terror attack… We hope the Indian government gives a reply to Pakistan in a language they understand,” a member of the Indian community, who joined the demonstrations in London, said.
#WATCH | United Kingdom: Members of the Indian diaspora counter the Pakistani protest outside the Indian High Commission in London. #PahalgamTerroristAttack pic.twitter.com/woLKqFhE0E
— ANI (@ANI) April 27, 2025
A woman, who was part of the protests in Washington, said she was there as she has also “suffered”, referring to the mass exodus of the Kashmiri Pandits from Kashmir Valley in the early 1990s.
“We were singled out for the faith that we followed. My grandfather was targeted and was shot. He was targeted (in Kashmir) because he was a Hindu as well. April 22 brought back a lot of nightmares. We Kashmiri Hindus are facing the same and reliving the horrific incidents that happened over the decades with us,” she said.
#WATCH | Washington DC, US: Members of the Indian diaspora hold a peaceful demonstration in memory of #PahalgamTerroristAttack victims. pic.twitter.com/xamn4WH0EO
— ANI (@ANI) April 27, 2025
Family members of multiple victims of the attack in Baisaran valley in Pahalgam have said the terrorists went to each of them and asked about their religion. Those who said they were Hindu were shot dead.
India hit Pakistan with a series of strict measures, including expulsion of Pakistani military attaches, suspension of the key Indus Waters Treaty and immediate shutting down of the Attari land-transit post. Pakistan has also suspended all bilateral pacts with India, including the Simla agreement.
Sketches of three terrorists suspected of being involved in the Pahalgam attack have been released.
The three suspects have been identified as Hashim Musa alias Suleman and Ali Bhai alias Talha Bhai, both residents of Pakistan, and Adil Hussain Thoker, a native of Anantnag district.
— Anantnag Police( اننت ناگ پولیس) (@AnantnagPolice) April 24, 2025
A reward of Rs 20 lakh has been announced for credible information leading to their arrest.
