A day after the deadly attack in which at least 26 people were killed, in the Pahalgam area of Anantnag in south Kashmir.
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The All India Muslim Personal Law Board has suspended its campaign against the Waqf (Amendment) Act for three days in solidarity with victims of the terrorist attack in Pahalgam. “The terrorist attack is deeply tragic and strongly condemnable. The Board has decided to suspend its protest programs under the Waqf Protection Campaign for three days as an expression of sympathy for the victims’ families,” the Board said in a statement.
Meanwhile, leading Muslim bodies, the Jamaat-e-Islami Hind and Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind have also extended their solidarity with the victims. Calling the attack “dastardly”, the Muslim bodies reminded the attackers that terror has no place in a civil society. “We strongly condemn the deadly terror attack that took place in Pahalgam. The loss of innocent lives, including foreign tourists, is deeply saddening. There can be no justification for such a barbaric act. It is completely inhuman and deserves absolute and unequivocal condemnation. Those responsible must be brought to justice and given the harshest punishment,” Syed Sadatullah Husaini, president of Jamaat-e-Islami said.
The JIH president stressed that no cause—political, ideological, or otherwise—can ever justify such barbaric violence. “This was an inhuman act that defies every moral and ethical code,” he said. Mr Husaini called on the government to take strong measures to bolster security and urged the civil society to refrain from narratives that may inflame tensions.
The Jamiat president Arshad Madani saw a ray of hope in the condemnation of the terrorist attack from mosques. “Many mosques in Kashmir and Delhi have condemned the attack. The condemnation of terrorist attacks from mosques means the common people want to live in peace and harmony. Such gestures will defeat the designs of terrorists,” Mr Madani said.
Published – April 24, 2025 01:52 am IST
