IN PICS: Omar Abdullah meets guides who rescued tourists during Pahalgam attack

Updated On: 28 May, 2025 04:32 AM IST | Divya Nair

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah met the tourist guides who risked their lives to save visitors during the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. (Pics/PTI,X)

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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah met the tourist guides who risked their lives to save visitors during the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. (Pics/PTI,X)

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The April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam claimed 26 lives, mostly of tourists

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Security personnel stand guard as Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah arrives at the Pahalgam Club and Convention Centre

<p>Abdullah chaired a special cabinet meeting in Pahalgam. It was the first time that a Jammu and Kashmir government cabinet meeting under Abdullah was held outside the usual summer capital, Srinagar, or the winter capital, Jammu</p>

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Abdullah chaired a special cabinet meeting in Pahalgam. It was the first time that a Jammu and Kashmir government cabinet meeting under Abdullah was held outside the usual summer capital, Srinagar, or the winter capital, Jammu

<p>Abdullah, during the cabinet meeting, gave a 26-minute emotional speech, and said he would not use the terror attack as an opportunity to press for the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, asserting that he does not believe in "cheap politics"</p>

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Abdullah, during the cabinet meeting, gave a 26-minute emotional speech, and said he would not use the terror attack as an opportunity to press for the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, asserting that he does not believe in "cheap politics"

<p>Following the horrific Pahalgam attack, the Indian government had on May 7 launched<strong> </strong>Operation Sindoor. The operation targeted militant camps and destroyed their infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK)</p>

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Following the horrific Pahalgam attack, the Indian government had on May 7 launched Operation Sindoor. The operation targeted militant camps and destroyed their infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK)

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