Modi vows to pursue held Kashmir attackers to ‘ends of Earth’

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday vowed to punish backers and those responsible for carrying out attack against tourists in the Pahalgam area in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), resulting in over two dozen fatalities.

“I say to the whole world: India will identify, track and punish every terrorist and their backer [....] We will pursue them to the ends of the Earth,” PM Modi said while addressing a gathering in the state of Bihar.

Speaking at his first public speech since the attack, Modi said: “I say this unequivocally: whoever has carried out this attack, and the ones who devised it, will be made to pay beyond their imagination”. “They will certainly pay. Whatever little land these terrorists have, it’s time to reduce it to dust. The willpower of 1.4 billion Indians will break the backbone of these terrorists.” He finished his speech with rare comments in English, directing them to an audience abroad. “Terrorism will not go unpunished,” Modi said, adding: “Every effort will be made to ensure that justice is done”.