Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni spoke to Prime Minister Modi on the phone on Thursday night. She expressed grief for the people killed in the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. She reiterated Italy’s full support in the fight against terrorism. PM Modi appreciated her support and clear message against terror. Apart from Meloni, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron also spoke to PM Modi on the phone. Keir Starmer said that he is very upset by this terrorist attack. He also said that he will remain in constant touch with PM Modi. On behalf of all the people of Britain, he extended his best wishes to the people affected by this attack. At the same time, Macron expressed grief for the people killed in the attack and said that France and its allies will continue to fight against terrorism wherever needed. He posted the information of the conversation with Prime Minister Modi on X in Hindi. Pahalgam terrorist attack echoed in the British Parliament The issue of the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir echoed in the British Parliament. Sikh MP Tanmanjit Singh Dhesi and British MP Bob Blackman raised the issue in Parliament on Thursday (April 24) and termed it a cowardly, horrific and shocking terrorist attack. MP Dhesi said, “I am deeply saddened by the cowardly terrorist attack on innocent tourists in Kashmir. My prayers are with the families of the victims. I sincerely hope that the culprits will be brought to justice soon.” He requested the Leader of the House present in Parliament to express the condolences of the British Parliament to the Indian people on this occasion and strongly condemn this inhumane attack. UN appeals to India and Pakistan to exercise maximum restraint UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appealed to the governments of India and Pakistan to exercise restraint and prevent the situation from worsening further. Guterres’ spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said that the UN Secretary-General is monitoring the situation in both countries. Dujarric said that we have clearly condemned the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir on April 22, in which a large number of civilians were killed. Foreign Ministry held a meeting with ambassadors of other countries On Thursday, the Ministry of External Affairs held a meeting with ambassadors of several countries, including Germany, Japan, Poland, Britain and Russia, at the ministry’s office in South Block, Delhi. In this, the officials of the Ministry of External Affairs gave detailed information to the ambassadors of these countries on the Pahalgam attack. On Thursday, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu strongly condemned the Pahalgam attack. He also spoke to PM Modi over the phone. The Israeli PM said that we are with the people of India. Our sympathies are with the victims. Russian media Russia Today (RT) has claimed, looking at the current situation, that India is about to do something big. America criticized New York Times for reporting on Pahalgam attack America has criticized The New York Times (NYT) for its reporting on the Pahalgam terror attack. NYT had called it a militant attack, on which the US Foreign Affairs Committee expressed displeasure and said, ‘This was a straight terrorist attack, NYT is far from the truth.’ America also shared a post on social media correcting the NYT headline. —————————— Read this news related to the Pahalgam attack too… Pakistani PM said- India’s decisions are war-provoking: Ruckus outside Indian High Commission in Islamabad, crowd tried to jump over the gate. Pakistan has not called India’s suspension of Indus Water Treaty after the Pahalgam attack a correct step. Pakistan’s PM Shahbaz Sharif said on Thursday that India took war-provoking decisions and adopted an aggressive stance against Pakistan. Read the full news here…
