Tourists as Soft Targets: The Pahalgam Massacre and the Long Logic of Jihad
On the morning of 22 April 2025 the alpine meadow of Baisaran was turned into an abattoir. Four to six gunmen of The Resistance Front-an off-shoot of Lashkar-e-Taiba-herded tourists together, demanded they recite the shahāda, then opened fire when voices faltered. The choice was simple, accept Islam or die. Twenty-eight lay dead, two dozen more writhed in blood.¹ The […]
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