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|May 11, 2025
APRIL 22 2.30 PM: A group of terrorists, dressed in army camouflage and kurta pajama, open fire on tourists in Pahalgam's Baisaran Meadow. Eyewitnesses say only tourists who were Hindus were targeted.
3 PM onwards: The news of the attack spreads nationwide, and internationally. All channels and news websites report the attack.
5 PM: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah confirms the attack.
6-6.30 PM: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah condemn the attack in social media. Modi cuts short his Saudi Arabia state visit.
9 PM: Shah lands in Jammu and Kashmir, holds high-level meeting with Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Abdullah.
10:30 PM: Kashmiri leaders such as People's Democratic Party President Mehbooba Mufti calls for a Kashmir Bandh on April 23. It is supported by other parties.
APRIL 23
More details of the attack begin to emerge from security officials; survivors admitted to hospitals.
7 AM: Modi returns to New Delhi, holds security meet at the airport.8 AM: Kashmir shuts down completely, for the first time in 35 years.
This story is from the May 11, 2025 edition of Outlook.
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