‘India will identify, track and punish every terrorist and their patrons’: PM Modi on Pahalgam attack

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday condemned the Pahalgam terrorist attack at a public rally in Bihar, saying that India will punish the terrorists and those involved in the attack “beyond their imagination”.

In one of his first public comments on the attack, PM Modi said that India will “identify, track and punish” every terrorist who killed 26 tourists in Pahalgam on April 22.

“On April 22, terrorists killed innocent people of the country in J&K’s Pahalgam… The country is sad and in pain after this incident. We stand with the families of the victims… The terrorists will not be spared, strong action will be taken against them…The punishment will be significant and stringent, which these terrorists would have never even thought about,” he said.

#WATCH | #PahalgamTerrorAttack | Addressing a public meeting in Bihar's Madhubani, Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, "On April 22, terrorists killed innocent people of the country in J&K's Pahalgam... The country is sad and in pain after this incident. We stand with the families… pic.twitter.com/rlmr44lSnY

— ANI (@ANI) April 24, 2025

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PM Modi added, “Today, on the soil of Bihar, I say to the whole world, India will identify, trace and punish every terrorist and their backers. We will pursue them to the ends of the Earth. India’s spirit will never be broken by terrorism. Terrorism will not go unpunished.”

#WATCH | On Pahalgam terror attack, PM Modi says, "Today, on the soil of Bihar, I say to the whole world, India will identify, trace and punish every terrorist and their backers. We will pursue them to the ends of the Earth. India's spirit will never be broken by terrorism.… pic.twitter.com/8SPHOAJIi2

— ANI (@ANI) April 24, 2025

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