Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry expressed concern over the terror attack in Pahalgam, Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir that claimed 26 lives, mostly tourists. A spokesperson conveyed condolences to the victims’ families and wished a speedy recovery for the injured, Firstpost reported.

Earlier, Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif distanced the country from the incident, stating, “We have absolutely nothing to do with it. We reject terrorism in all its forms and everywhere.” He attributed the attack to local dissent and what he called “homegrown forces” in the region, as stated by Firstpost.

The Resistance Front (TRF), an outfit affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), claimed responsibility for the April 22 afternoon attack.

Meanwhile, the bodies of the victims had been brought to Srinagar on wednesday. Amit Shah, the Union Home Minister, who arrived in the city shortly after the incident, paid tribute by placing flowers on the coffins at the Police Control Room.