SrinagarJun 24, 2025 18:39 IST
First printed on: Jun 24, 2025 at 18:27 IST
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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has stated it’s “vital” that no locals had been concerned within the Pahalgam terror assault, which claimed the lives of 26 individuals and led to the escalation of hostilities between India and Pakistan.
His feedback come days after the Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA) arrested two Kashmiri locals for allegedly harbouring the terrorists, and concluded primarily based on their questioning that every one three attackers had been from Pakistan. “They (the arrested males) have disclosed the identities of the three armed terrorists concerned within the assault, and have additionally confirmed that they had been Pakistani nationals affiliated to the proscribed terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba,” an NIA spokesperson had stated.
“The vital factor is that there was no native involvement on this (Pahalgam assault),” Omar stated whereas speaking to the reporters in Gulmarg on Tuesday. “Those that fired, those that killed 26 individuals, they had been all from outdoors.”
“Two individuals have been arrested by the NIA for serving to them (the attackers), and maybe the NIA has stated that they had been coerced to assist,” the chief minister stated. “They gave them meals, and so on. They had been compelled. Let’s permit the NIA investigation to hold on, after which they may file a chargesheet into it.”
Omar additionally addressed stories that there might be a delay within the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, and that it could occur after the current authorities completes its time period.
“Statehood shouldn’t be for the MLAs or the federal government, it’s for the individuals of Jammu and Kashmir,” he stated, including that statehood is the best of residents. “If statehood is introduced, we is not going to stand in the best way. Actually, I’ll ask the Governor to dissolve the Meeting the very subsequent day.”
Omar additionally welcomed the announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran. “There was loads of destruction in these 11 days, we wish there to be a ceasefire as quickly as doable and that it stands,” he stated.