Indian forces kill three Pakistanis behind Kashmir attack, minister says

FILE PHOTO: An Indian security force personnel uses binoculars as he stands on a rooftop, following the Pahalgam attack in south Kashmir, in Srinagar, May 5, 2025. REUTERS/Sharafat Ali/File Photo

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indian forces have killed three Pakistanis involved in the April attack on Hindu tourists in the Jammu and Kashmir federal territory in which 26 men were shot dead, Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday.

The attackers, who New Delhi said were Pakistani nationals backed by Islamabad, had opened fire in a valley popular with tourists in Kashmir's scenic, mountainous region of Pahalgam, before fleeing into the surrounding pine forests.