Rajnath warns: Retaliation soon

People involved in the dastardly terror attack in Kashmirrsquos Pahalgam will get a strong response in the ldquonear futurerdquo and India cannot be ldquointimidatedrdquo by any such terrorist activities Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday His remarks in an address at an event came a day after 26 people were killed by terrorists in Pahalgam in an attack that triggered widespread outrage within India and abroadldquoFrom this platform I assure the countrymen that in view of the incident the government of India will take every step that is necessary and appropriaterdquo Singh said ldquoAnd we will not only trace those who perpetrated this incident We will also reach out to those who sitting behind the scenes have conspired to carry out the nefarious act on the soil of Indiardquo he saidDefence Minister Rajnath SinghThe defence minister said ldquoIndia is such an old civilisation and such a big country that it cannot be intimidated by any such terrorist activitiesrdquo ldquoThe people responsible for such acts will get a strong response in the near futurerdquo he assertedNIA in Pahalgam begins probeA team of the National Investigation Agency NIA led by an Inspector General on Wednesday reached terrorhit Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir sources said The team would provide assistance to the local police probing the terrorist attack in which 26 people mostly tourists from different parts of the country were killed in cold blood the sources said The antiterror agencyrsquos team visited the Baisaran meadow near Pahalgam the spot of deadly strike they saidKharge Rahul dial Shah demand justiceCongress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chief Rahul Gandhi have spoken with Home Minister Amit Shah Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and senior party leaders from the union territory to get an update on Tuesdayrsquos horrific Pahalgam terror attack asserting that the families of the victims deserve justice Kharge urged the central government to talk to all the political parties to ensure security in Jammu and KashmirHM surveys Pahalgam attack siteUnion Home Minister Amit Shah meets family members of 26 people killed in the terror attack PicPTIUnion Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday visited the site and interacted with senior army and police officers Shah reached the Baisaran meadows in a helicopter and was given a briefing by security officials The home minister was told about the sequence of events and the possible routes the terrorists took to reach the popular tourist spot which is surrounded by thick pine forests sources said Shah also took an aerial view of the area Earlier the home minister attended a wreathlaying ceremony for the victims of the terror attack at the police control room in Srinagar where he asserted that the country will not bend to terror and that those responsible for the killing of tourists at Pahalgam will not be sparedIndia cuts ties with Pak suspends treatyIndia on Wednesday suspended the Indus Water Treaty and announced downgrading diplomatic ties with Pakistan including expulsion of its military attaches in view of crossborder links to the Pahalgam terror attack The Cabinet Committee on Security CCS met this evening under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and firmed up the responses to the terror attack The CCS also decided to close the Integrated Check Post at Attari with immediate effect Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said at a late evening press briefing It is learnt that the CCS lasted for around twoandahalf hoursThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params