Claim
In the Pahalgam attack, terrorists sent by Pakistan killed 26 innocent people, asking their religion and shooting them at point-blank range in front of their families.
“उस पाकिस्तान से जिसने पहलगाम में 26 बेगुनाहों का खून बहा दिया। पाकिस्तान के भेजे आतंकियों ने धर्म पूछकर उनके परिवार के सामने पॉइंट ब्लैंक रेंज से गोलियां मारी।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
Multiple primary sources and reporting confirm that on 22 April 2025, gunmen killed 26 civilians at Baisaran meadow near Pahalgam; survivor testimony documents that attackers asked victims their religion and shot Hindu men at close range, in several cases in front of their families. Responsibility was claimed by TRF, a UN/US-recognized proxy of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, and India attributed the attack to Pakistan-sent militants. The only minor caveat is that TRF later retracted its claim citing an alleged cyber intrusion, but the Pakistan-linkage and all factual specifics (toll, religion-based targeting, point-blank killings before families) are well-corroborated, making the anchor's statement substantially accurate.
Evidence
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Pahalgam_attack Confirms 26 civilians killed on 22 April 2025 near Pahalgam; attackers questioned victims' religion and shot those identified as Hindu at point-blank range; The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, claimed responsibility (later withdrew citing alleged cyber intrusion). ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/23/act-of-war-what-happened-in-kashmir-attack-that-killed-26-tourists Reports 26 killed, survivor accounts of gunmen separating and shooting men after checking religion, including in front of family members. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/india-kashmir-terror-attack-tourists-killed-wounded-pahalgam/ Independent wire/broadcast confirmation of at least 26 killed in the tourist attack at Baisaran, Pahalgam. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/18/us-labels-the-group-accused-of-pahalgam-attack-a-terrorist-organisation US designated TRF a terrorist organization tied to Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, supporting the Pakistan-linkage element of the claim. ✓ reachable · archived