Trump, Putin, Meloni, other global leaders condemn J-K terror attack

In a call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Trump strongly condemned the terror attack and expressed full support to India to bring to justice the perpetrators of the "heinous attack".He "conveyed his deepest condolences at the loss of innocent lives in the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir,” Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a post on X. "India and the United States stand together in the fight against terror,” said the post... In a communication to President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Modi, Putin extended condolences over the terrorist attack in Pahalgam and said the "brutal crime" has no justification whatsoever and its perpetrators will face a deserved punishment. He expressed "sincere condolences over the tragic consequences of the terrorist attack in Pahalgam whose victims were civilians — citizens of various countries"... Terrorists opened fire on Tuesday at a famed meadow near Pahalgam town in Jammu and Kashmir, killing 26 people, mostly tourists, in what is the deadliest attack in the Valley since the Pulwama strike in 2019. The attack was claimed by The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist group... Italian Prime Minister Meloni said she was "deeply saddened" by the terrorist attack in Pahalgam and expressed solidarity with the affected families, the injured, the government, and the entire Indian people.

The attack came during US Vice President J D Vance's maiden visit to India. Vance posted his condolences to the victims of the devastating terrorist attack...“In a post on X, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar said his country was "deeply saddened" by the terror attack on tourists in Jammu and Kashmir... In a post on X, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas also condemned the attack...The German Foreign Office called it a "brutal attack" and said there is "no justification for the killing of innocent people"... In a statement, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned the terrorist attack...In a post on X, the Sri Lankan Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the attack and condoled the loss of lives.