While talking to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, US Secretary of State Pete Hegseth expressed deep condolences for the Pahalgam terrorist attack, while India said that Pakistan had been supporting, training, and funding terrorists.

As the doors of the Kedarnath Dham are set to open on Friday, the security forces have been deployed for the security and safety of the devotees, the officials said on Thursday. Superintendent of Police (SP) Akshay Prahlad Konde said that devotees’ safety is their priority.

On April 22, terrorists reportedly associated with The Resistance Front (TRF) unleashed horror on tourists who were merely exploring the beauty of Kashmir- once renowned as the ‘heaven on the earth’. As many as 26 people including one local were killed in the deadly attack.