Pahalgam Attack: Condemnation Pours In From World Leaders

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli were among the world leaders who on Wednesday condemned the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people.

- Press Trust Of India

Foreign Offices of Pakistan, China, Germany, United Arab Emirates and Sri Lanka too condoled the deaths in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam.

Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said: “The Secretary-General strongly condemns the armed attack in Jammu and Kashmir on 22 April, in which at least 28 people were killed.”

Terrorists opened fire in Pahalgam on Tuesday afternoon, killing 26 people, mostly tourists, in what is the deadliest attack in the Valley since the Pulwama strike in 2019.

Earlier, on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni had expressed solidarity with India.

On Wednesday, EU Commission president von der Leyen termed the terror attack in Pahalgam as “vile” and said that Europe stands with India.

“The vile terror attack in Pahalgam today stole so many innocent lives. My deepest condolences to @narendramodi and every Indian heart grieving today. Yet I know that India’s spirit is unbreakable. You will stand strong in this ordeal. And Europe will stand with you,” she said in a post on X.