PAHALGAM

                                                            

NOTE AND DISCLAIMER: This story is inspired from the real-incidents, that happened recently in Pahalgam of Kashmir region in India. This story is about the incident which boiled the bloods of each Indian. What happened in that Kashmir incident? What did that group did there minute by minute, and after that incident what did the Indian government do, and what is the next move of India? We will see all this in detail.

APRIL 22, 2025

KASHMIR

Jammu and Kashmir is famous for it’s beautiful nature and terrorist attacks. From a small village of Hapat Nar in Pahalgam, 34-years old Syed Ali Hussain Shah, was getting ready for his work as usual in the morning. 

Even though Kashmir is famous for tourist spots, particularly 7 km away from there a small valley Baisaran, was a famous and beautiful tourist spot. It’s also called as “Switzerland of India.” Each tourist who go to Kashmir will wish to see that place. Only if they go there it will feel like that tour is complete. But it is not an easy route to go to that Baisaran valley. The rough paths and no vehicle is allowed to go there. If you want to go to that place, you should go by walk and it can be done only by the experienced local people. The only choice for the tourist to go there is by horse ride. The local people was earning by taking the tourist to that place in horse ride and there won’t be any work throughout the year. The work will be just for few months when the climate is good. 

Adil was doing this. As usual he got ready to work that day. Once he got customers, happily he took them to Baisaran valley. After travelling with beautiful nature and pine trees, they came to that valley and the tourist who came there, saw the snow field mountains, tall pine trees and a huge grassland in between that. Like this they started to enjoy the time with their loved ones. 

Now the time is nearing 2:30 p.m. Adil who brought the tourist was taking rest in a place. Suddenly he heard gun shots. In panic he looked around here and there. While he was watching he started hearing the people screaming. Immediately Adil went to that place quickly and there a group of people made the tourist stand in a place and was shooting them.

Seeing this Adil was shocked. Adil went near that group and pleaded saying, “They came here trusting me. Please leave them.” But the group didn’t consider them and tried to shoot another person. 

Now Adil went near them and started to snatch the gun from their hand. Because of this that heartless monsters became angry and shot him. After shooting them, they targeted the next person. 

(What Adhi? A big terrorist attack has happened. 28 innocent public were brutally murdered. Without explaining it in detail, you are giving a slow intro as usual. Don’t think like that readers. The reason why I said about this incident is, we shouldn’t become a prey for the ideas of those terrorists. You will know what it is at the end of this story.)

Those who have been dreaming about going to Kashmir for years, those who thought of relaxing from the work pressure, those who came from foreign countries to see Kashmir, and the newly weds who came to enjoy their honeymoon. Like this a lot of people, was enjoying the scenery and climate of Baisaran valley. 

At the time when they were enjoying the activities, to destroy their happiness and the peace of India, in Jammu and Kashmir five people came there in security force officer’s uniform. From the dense pine forest around the grassland, they came out with advanced weapons. But at first no one took them seriously. Because they were wearing the uniform of our officers. 

In a thought that Indian military forces have come for security reasons, people saw them and thought they were safe. Without thinking anything, they were doing their own things. When it is like this, those five people who came together, separated and gathered all the tourist who came in groups. They called everyone near them. People went near them by believing that they were military officers.

At first they separated men, women and children respectively. After separating they threatened the men and women at the tip of a gun and asked them to sit down. After that they asked who are Hindus and who are all Muslims. But no one answered that question. But one of them asked why they are doing like this. Since he asked that, they shot him first, and the next second he died. 

Now only the people realized that they were not Indian military officers. They understood that something else is happening here. In that fear, a person named Moni pleaded to leave them. But even after he pleaded, they didn’t show pity, and without asking any question they shot him. 

Again they asked who are all Hindus and who are all Muslims. Already two of them died. If they didn’t say anything, in a fear that they might shoot them, one person raised his hands slowly. But without allowing him to answer they shot him the next second. After that they shot Sanjay Lali in his head. Near him his son’s hand who was holding his head in fear, his father’s blood started to flow in his hand. 

When this incident was happening and while hearing this gun shots, the people in other areas thought that it is a dummy gun and thought that it is a fun activity and was careless. None of them expected such a thing to happen. But since they heard the screaming of people continuously, the people who were standing in other places started to run. Without considering their lives some of them hided in a place and recorded that scenes. The intention of the terrorists is to kill the Hindu people and particularly men. In order to fulfill their intentions, they asked whether they are Hindus or Muslim. 

If you ask if they can escape if they are Muslims, no. Since they asked a person to recite Kalma slogan from Islamic religion and if they didn’t say the slogan, they considered them as Non-Muslim and killed them. I didn’t say this as a statement without confirming readers. In lot of articles, news and videos, after confirming what the victims said I am saying in this story.

In this attack, a girl from Pune who lost her father Santhosh, has confirmed it. Since he didn’t say that slogan, she said that they shot her father. Santhosh and his familu who was shocked seeing this incident, hided in a tent. But seeing this that group came there, and asked him to come out. They asked him, “Whether you are a Muslim or Hindu?”

In fear he said that he is a Muslim. But, they asked him to say Kalma. But since he didn’t say the Kalma slogan, they shot him in his head, ear and back. Like this they shot him three times. From the same time they shot another person and they asked ID’s from some people. From their name they knew whether they were Hindu or Muslim. If they were Hindu they killed them. Some people’s clothes were removed to confirm their religious identity, before they were killed. If they are Muslims, they would have done sunnath and to confirm it, they did like this. 

In some videos which were said to be released from the crime scene, we could see people with and without inners lying dead. There is no such shameful thing. There is no shameful people like those terrorist. In this attack a photo makes everyone sad. 

A video of a girl was frozen in shock sitting next to her dead husband. I believe everyone would have seen that and this photo is enough to show out the sadness of people who were attacked. Her husband’s name was Vinay Narawal, and he is an Indian Navy officer. They were married just 6 days ago. Without knowing about this incident and few minutes before taking this photo, he was very happy with his wife. Actually they planned to go abroad for their honeymoon. But the fate brought them to Kashmir in the last minute.

Similarly from Nellore, Andhra a 10 or 12 year old son of an engineer, the scene of him crying in front of his father’s dead body, made everyone cry who saw that scene. Seeing the video of his wife crying near his coffin box, everyone was in tears. Next a businessman Manjunath Rao from Karnataka, was brutally murdered in the same way. At the same time his wife and kid who were there with him, pleaded the terrorists to kill them also. 

But like a good person they said: “We won’t kill women and children.” They additionally said to her, “Go. Go and tell your Modi about what happened here.” But in the same attack an information cam that a four year old kid was dead. Because of this monstrous attack till now 28 people have died. And including 3 Tamilians and 20 more people was heavily injured. In this brutal attack a person from Nepal and a person from Emirates, like this two foreigners died. 

Who are this terrorist? Why did they killed so many innocent people? What is the next move of India?

Now we are going to see in detail about what our India is going to do against it. Lashkar-e-Taiba, an Islamic terrorist group from Pakistan, hided their identities. In the name of a new organization called The Resistance Front(TRF), they came with advanced weapons like AK-47, AK-56 and M4 carbines and attacked innocent people without weapon. Their first target was, planned to attack the function in which out PM is taking part in Kashmir. Since his plans were changed, in a place where there is no security, and in a place where the security forces cannot come immediately, they chose this place and attacked here. 

In this whole attack, they were recording everything in go pro camera which was attached in their helmet. Whether they thought of making people angry by publishing it or whether they live telecasted it to somewhere else is not known. The intention of Lashkar-eTaiba was to merge whole Kashmir with Pakistan. The intention of TRP was to prevent other people from entering Kashmir. It is also a part of India, and only the Indians went there. But according to them, India is an outside country. 

Okay. Everything was going fine for the last few years. If you ask why this sudden attack means, for the last few years, like the other states, all the people were allowed to go to Kashmir. Since anyone can live there, those organization couldn’t resist it. Since the tourism was increasing year by year. It created fear for those organization and Pakistan who raise that organization. As a result of this, this boneless attack happened. 

What was the intention of this attack and what did they expect in return? Answer is simple. First people will fear to go to Kashmir for tour. Tell me whether you will plan to go to Kashmir now? First will our family allow us? So this is what they want. Similarly the foreign countries will announce that India is not safe for tourism. Since such attack happened, there is a possibility for them to avoid tourism in India. Because of this the tourist count to India will decrease and there will be no sufficient foreign exchange. Because of this the economy of India will decrease. Like this there might be a lot of calculations and beyond all this, I have to say another important thing. This is to make problems between the Hindu and Muslim community. Hence, they particularly killed Hindus.

But look to save those Hindus and to save the people who believed and came there, Syed gave his life. Syed Adil Hussain Shah proved that their intention will not succeed and died. 

Now as the result of that attack 28 people died and their family. We will think like this. But the truth is not that readers. If you look at the social media you will know, how many of them are falling for the intention of those terrorist. How many hated comments, how many conversations, and both the community people are trash talking about others. Like this a lot of bad things are happening. The hatred is flowing like a river. They are thinking that we should fight among us and a riot should happen. This is the intention of those terrorist. I am saying that we shouldn’t fall for it. 

A small fire is enough to destroy the whole forest. At this time where the whole India was angry, the things we should do is without saying political dividends, we should stand in a straight line that we all are Indians and whichever decision our government is taking, we should give our full support and this is our responsibility. 

Even though we are divided in inside politics, and it is unavoidable. But in international politics, we should always support India because it is time to show that we are Indian. Such a brutal attack has happened. We should know what actions our Indian government has taken. 

On April 22, hearing this incident, our Prime Minister cancelled the foreign trip. He came to India the next day and conducted emergency meeting in airport. Before that Home Minister Amit Shah went to the spot and consoled the affected people. Immediately SAARC visa was cancelled for Pakistan people. Pakistan people who are here was asked to move out in 48 hours. The borders of both the countries were blocked and Pakistan flights won’t enter India. While, Indian flights won’t enter Pakistan hereafter. Indus water supply was announced to be cancelled. Those who ask what it is here is a small explanation. 80 percentage of Pakistan’s agriculture, is depending upon Indus river and the sub-rivers. For electricity production also Pakistan is depending on these rivers. If we stop the river waters which is going from India, Pakistan will be affected a lot. Hearing this some of you might feel it is wrong. But if a problem comes to our country, we have to take such decisions. 

America, Israel and Russia has raised their voice against this attack. They said that they will always support India. They have come inside our country and made a big attack. If you ask this is our counter action means no. The things which I said is political tactics. Then army attacks? How much brutal attack it was? Actually if a water supply is stopped from one country to another country, it is an indirect war announcement. 

The triforce were ready to face war at anytime and the army is in alert in the borders. According to the condition of April 25, the Pakistan has made their move in borders and India has done counter attacks and given an answer to them. There were fights between organizations and our Indian army. The identity of three people who were involved in this attack was known. 

Asif Wazir, Suleyman Shah and Abu Dulha. In this two of their houses were destroyed by the Indian army and India  has decided to destroy all of them who were involved in this attack. The 42 places where the terrorist organizations were there, was identified in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. There is a possibility for surgical strike in that place. But some journalist says that there won’t be surgical strikes this time. They said that India will do only direct attacks. They have guessed that India might do that in May. 

As a first step those who gave place for those terrorist, and important commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba, was shot by Indian Army on April 25. From this I can say that our India has started the hunt. Even a small kid will know who will win the war. Now other than Turkey and Bangladesh no one is supporting Pakistan and no one will. But I don’t know why they are doing like this. 

There is one thing for them readers. It is Nuclear weapon. They have separated from us. But they have somehow created it. Totally only 8 countries have nuclear weapons in the world. The countries which have Nuclear weapons are America, Russia, UK, China, France, India, Pakistan and North Korea. Other than this, Israel also have it. But they didn’t say it out. We have 164 Nuclear weapons and Pakistan has six more extra that is 170 weapons. But if a war breaks out we will be the one to win. I am talking about nuclear weapons and it doesn’t mean that the problem is big. I am just saying. When we created nuclear weapons we announced that, we won’t attack with nuclear weapons first. But if other country attack us with nuclear weapon we won’t sit down silently. 

EPILOGUE

At the end of this story what is the only sadness for me means, in a place where there is a lot of tourism why there is no Indian military forces. Whether they are careless thinking that such incidents won’t happen. In case if there is security force such incident might have been prevented. But it has happened. So we should focus on how to return it back. I believe India will give it back to an extent that they will kneel to us. I will meet you in my next story based on Operation Sindhoor, Jai Hind!