2025 Pahalgam attack

On 22 April 2025, five armed militants conducted an attack in the Indian-administered territory of Jammu and Kashmir, killing 26 males and injuring more than 20 others, in the... Wikipedia

  • Location:  Baisaran Valley, Pahalgam, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir
  • Date:  22 April 2025
  • Target:  Tourists
  • Attack type:  Mass shooting, Mass murder, Islamist terrorism
  • Weapons:  AK-47s, M4 carbines
  • Deaths:  26
  • Non-fatal injuries:  20
  • Perpetrators:  The Resistance Front (claimed, later retracted)
  • Number of participants:  5
  • Motive:  Opposition to Indian government residency permits in Kashmir, Opposition to non‑local settlement in Kashmir and alleged demographic change
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo
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