Pahgam Terror Attack: Hindu America Foundation has given Western Media to ‘Whitewashing Terror Attack’ on Hindus | world News

The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) has rapidly condemned what it says “embarrassing and deliberately” by major Western Media Outlets after the April 22 terror attack PahgamKashmir, where 26 Hindu tourists were killed in cold blood in cold blood, which was done by terrorists associated with the resistance front-a Lashkar-e-Tabiba proxy supported by Pakistan.
“Let’s get it directly,” said Suhag ShuklaThe Executive Director of the Hindu American Foundation in a scary rebuke of international media coverage after a terrorist attack in Pahgam, 22 April, 2025. “Terrorist from” Resistance in frontA Lashkar-e-Taiba offshoot took credit for giving a storm to a meadow in Pahgam and killing at least 26 tourists, seeking Hindus to cool down in the worst civilian massacre in Kashmir since 2008. ,
According to Shukla, the headlines should have written itself: Hindus were massacred in Kashmir by Islamists in the terrorist attack claimed by the Pakistan -backed group. But instead, Western media outlets like The New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, BBC, Reuters and AP “gave another masterclass in whitewashing, gaslighting, false equivalence and revisionist history.”
“Across the board, you will see Sayer quotes around the ‘terrorist attack’ and clean the contexts of the killers as terrorists,” he said. “Some also have bile to call them rebels. For records: A rebel fights the authority, a terrorist targets the state, and a terrorist deliberately targets and kills citizens to spread fear for ideological or religious purposes.”
Shukla to highlight the ideological nature of murders citing survival accounts. “The terrorists demanded the victims to identify their religion – they forced them to show the ID or recite Kalma – and if they were Hindus, they murdered them. They deliberately spared their wives and children to report the message of hatred.”
In particular, Shukla described the BBC of the victims as “non-Muslim”. “The intention here is as clear as it is: to terrorize Hindus for the goal, murder, and an ideological and religious war. Please leave us neutral terms and elimination.”
For Shukla, Pahalgam massacre fits into a broad pattern of anti-Hindu violence in Kashmir-a media outlet regularly downplay or ignores. He said, “The attacks on Hindu by Pakistan-posed terrorists in Kashmir are neither rare nor random,” he said, “Ethnic cleaning of more than 350,000 Kashmiri Pandits in the late 80s and 90s and Hindu pilgrims died on sites such as Amnath and Vaishno Devi since 2000.
Shukla also said that Kashmiri Hindus had to face legal discrimination before the cancellation of Article 370 in 2019. “Earlier, indigenous Hindu pundits had already cleaned ethnic – they could legally prevent the assets from regaining the property. ‘Outsiders’ would they call a California an immigrant in Pennsylvania?”
Citing operations between Lashkar-e-Tiba and resistance front, he reminded the audience that it was not a wicked violence. “Pakistan’s intelligence agency Bankarols, trains and direct them. The TRF Falcon squad is trained in late camps in Pakistan. Their promotional machine runs on late network-all of Islamabad’s anti-Indian, anti-Hindu agenda to pursue.”
Shukla said in a final indictment, “The whitewashing and spin of the Legacy media does not just insult the victims. It enables a lot of forces behind these atrocities. If you are it, you cannot give terror on it, maybe you should not report on it.”
Global reactions
International condemnation was done after the massacre in Pahgam, 22 April, 2025, where 26 Hindu tourists were killed by terrorists from the resistance front. Leaders around the world expressed solidarity with the families of India and the victims, strongly condemned the attack.
US President Donald Trump called the incident a “Act of Savez Hated” and announced, “The United States is strong with India against terrorism. Prime Minister Modi, and the people of India have our full support and deep sympathy.”
American Vice President JD Vance, who was in India at the time of the attack, issued a somber statement describing the massacre as a “inexplicable atrocities”. He said that terrorists’ deliberate targeting of Hindus was “a reminder that religious harassment is one of the most serious threats for global peace.”
From Capital Hill, members of the Hindu Cocks of the Congress condemned both attacks and lack of clarity in international media reporting. Representative Tulsi Kapoor said, “This is not just a terrorist attack-this is an anti-Hindu hatred crime. The world will have to call it by its name.”
The majority of the House Foreign Affairs Committee set a direct target on Western media coverage, especially the New York Times, saying: “Hey, @nytimes, we decided it for you. It was a terrorist attack, plain and simple. Whether it is India or Israel, when it comes to terrorism, when it comes to terrorism, NYT is removed from reality.”
In an unexpected step, even the Taliban condemned the murders. A spokesperson called the attack on citizens a “un-Islamic” and said that it was not acceptable under any circumstances to deliberately target innocent tourists on the basis of religion. ”
Worldwide, the leaders echoed similar feelings. French President Emmanuel Macron called it a “heinous work of terror”. The British Prime Minister Kir Stmper described the murders as “an attack on humanity”. German Chancellor Olaf Sholaz called it a “cowardly act”, while Israeli Foreign Minister Gidon Sar said, “Terrorism that targets faith has no place in our world.”
Leaders of China, Australia, Nepal and European Union also issued statements condemning the massacre, many people confirmed their commitment to anti-terrorism cooperation with India.
India’s response
In India, the attack has triggered both national mourning and geopolitical results. Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned the massacre as “a crime against humanity” and vowed to “strong and measured response”.
The Ministry of External Affairs called Pakistan’s messengers and suspended cooperation under the Indus Waters Treaty- India’s most important diplomatic weapon against the war of Islamabad. Home Minister Amit Shah presided over an emergency security review and promised to intensify anti-terrorism operations in Kashmir.
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Scary of a scar: eyewitness accounts
Attack in the picturesque meadow of Basaron, 5 km from Pahalgam, has become one of the most blood genocides in Jammu and Kashmir over a decade. Survivor Tests reveal a serious pattern: name, religious symbols, and even dietary options became markers for death.
Florida -based Teki Biton Adhikari was closed in front of his family, when he could not “prove” a Muslim. Her widow, Sohini Edhikari, said her holiday turned into a nightmare of bullets and shouts.
Another victim, Bengaluru Teki Bharat Bhushan, was killed only as his name. “My name is Bharat,” he told the attackers. This was enough.
Assam Professor Debasish Bhattacharya, whose academic flow in Islamic scripture saved his life, recalled: “Overwhelmed, I started chanting Kalma. After a few moments, the gunman took off his weapon and we ran away from the forest.”
In other cases, Sheer Chance played Savior. A Kerala family delayed their journey due to salty lunch and missed it completely. Landslides, horse delays, and left flights spared dozens of others. A couple, renovated and denied a Swiss visa, chose Kashmir for their honeymoon – only to return alone for Himanshi, amazed and covered with blood next to her husband Lieutenant Winay Narwal’s body.