''Those who carried out the attack, and those behind the conspiracy, will be punished beyond their imagination. Justice will definitely be served,'' the PM said, addressing a public rally in Madhubani, Bihar.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has assured the people that those responsible for the cowardly terrorist attack on innocent citizens in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, will soon receive a befitting reply for their nefarious acts on Indian soil.
Vance, who is currently in India on a four-day visit, conveyed his deepest condolences on the loss of lives and reiterated that the US stands with the people of India in this difficult hour, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said.
Israel on Tuesday severely condemned the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, saying that it stands united with India in the fight against terror.
Expressing concern over the rise of terrorist incidents in the Jammu region, Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha said on Friday that the Army, J&K Police, and the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) are determined to crush terrorism.
In a strong warning, the US official said that Pakistan's harbouring of terrorist groups like LeT and JeM, which seek to foment violence across the LoC, is destabilising, adding that Pakistani authorities will be accountable for their actions.
The Minister however, added that more work is needed to be done as Pakistan's action plan was perhaps the most ambitious and challenging one ever handed out to any country.
The global watchdog for terror financing and money laundering had on Friday warned Pakistan of blacklisting it if it fails to take complete measures on terror financing and money laundering by February 2020.
The FATF stated that in an otherwise situation, it would take action including urging members to advise their financial institutions to give special attention to business relations/transactions with Islamabad.
'Dark Grey' means the issuance of a strong warning so that the country concerned gets one last chance to improve.
