‘This was a terrorist attack’: ‘Whitewashing’ Pahgam terror attack for US House Panel Slam NYT attacks Hindu
American Foreign Working Committee Fast exception on Wednesday new York Times Describing the Pahgam terrorist attack on 22 April, where 28 tourists were killed, as the work of “terrorists”.
The Republican majority of the committee posted a rapid term correction on the social media platform X, alleging reducing the severity of the incident.
In its post, the committee shared an edited version of the NYT headline, crossing the word “terrorists” and replaced it with “terrorists”.
The caption said, “Hey, @nytimes We decided it for you. It was a terrorist attack. Whether it is India or Israel, NYT is removed from reality when it comes to terrorism.”
The attack took place at the beautiful Besaran Meadow of Pahalgam, a popular tourist destination in Jammu and Kashmir, when a group of armed attackers set fire to a gathering of Hindu tourists.
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A proxy resistance front (TRF) of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Tiba claimed responsibility for the massacre.
The victims were allegedly identified and separated on the basis of their religion before they were allegedly executed – a chilling details that add displeasure over the coverage of global media.
Critics argue that major international publications such as The New York Times, BBC, Washington Post, France 24, and Al Jazeera used words such as “gunmen” or “terrorists” instead of “terrorists”, which reduced the ideological motive behind the murders.
Many also indicated the frequent use of the term “Indo-Prashed Kashmir” by these outlets, accusing them of advancing a story that aligns the situation in the region with the situation in Pakistan.
The editorial language used in coverage has come under a serious investigation, with allegations that it reduces the religious targeting and weakness of the attack Indian sovereigntyCritics have labeled it as part of a broad pattern by Western media sections, which is to reduce or expressed Islamist violence.
