Global solidarity follows the Pahalgam terror attack in India
South African organisations and the global Indian community express outrage and solidarity following the recent terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which resulted in the tragic loss of 26 lives.
Several Indian diplomatic missions held prayer meetings in memory of the victims of the Pahalgam terrorist attack.
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South African organisations have condemned the barbaric terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam in India in which 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed.
The brutal terror assault on April 22, which left the world in grief, unfolded in the Baisaran Valley near Pahalgam.
Four heavily armed terrorists, two of them from Pakistan, emerged from the surrounding dense forests and opened indiscriminate fire on tourists.
Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, said India will identify, track and punish every terrorist, their handlers and their backers.
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad of South Africa held a mass prayer appeal for the Pahalgam terror attack.
"These are targeted attacks on Hindus and reflect Hindu hate not only in the Jammu Kashmir region of Pahalgam but other countries such as Pakistan and Bangladesh. We call upon all Hindu and religious leaders to stand together and condemn such acts around the globe," said Ajen Rooplal, president of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad of South Africa.
Ram Maharaj, president of the South African Hindu Dharma Sabha, condemned the heinous Hindu targeted terror attack.
"We Hindus stand steadfastly with the peace-loving people and the BJP-led government of India. India cannot and will not forgive and forget the unwarranted and unprovoked, ruthless and relentless terrorist attacks on its citizens," said Maharaj.
The Consulate General of India in Johannesburg held a solemn prayer meeting to pay tribute to the victims of the horrific terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir.
Members of the Indian community, in large numbers, including heads of temples, gurdwaras, and cultural associations, joined in expressing solidarity and outrage.
"We pray for the people of India who lost their lives. They did not lose their life to a tragedy, they lost it to a deliberate terror attack. They were targeted and killed in the most heinous manner. There has been a massive amount of global support," said the Counsel General of India in Johannesburg, Mahesh Kumar.
Several Indian diplomatic missions held prayer meetings in memory of the victims of the Pahalgam terrorist attack.
In Australia, around 250 members of the Indian community of Brisbane and Queensland came together at the Queensland Vedic and Cultural Centre to show solidarity and pray for the victims of the Pahalgam Terrorist Attack.
Meanwhile, the Indian community in Mozambique observed a minute of silence remembering the victims.
The Embassy of India in the Dominican Republic held a gathering where Embassy officials, members of the Indian community, and Dominican friends of India paid tribute to the victims of the Pahalgam terrorist attack.
The High Commission of India in Singapore held a solemn remembrance ceremony.
The members of the Indian community in Hong Kong and Macau observed a one-minute silence and offered their homage (shradhanjali) to the departed and prayed for their families and speedy recovery of the injured.
In a significant development, India on Wednesday announced they would shut its airspace for Pakistan-owned and operated flights till May 23, days after Islamabad decided to close its airspace to all flights owned and operated by the Indian carriers.