Indian embassy to hold exhibition in Washington on ‘human cost of terrorism’

The Embassy of India in Washington DC has planned to organise a special exhibition this month on Capitol Hill on the theme of the human cost of terrorism.

The exhibition will be held around the first anniversary of the Pahalgam terrorist attack.

Sources said the purpose of the exhibition is to remind the world of Pakistan’s long history of cross‑border terrorism.

Previously, Indian embassies have organised similar exhibitions in other countries as well, including Saudi Arabia.

On April 22, 2025, terrorists opened fire in the Baisaran Valley, Pahalgam, which was bustling with tourists at the time. Witnesses said they singled out non‑Muslims to kill them. Pakistan‑based The Resistance Front (TRF), which is seen as a front for Lashkar‑e‑Taiba (LeT), claimed responsibility for the attack.

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The terrorists killed 26 people in the attack and escaped the area as there were no police or other security personnel at the site.

In response, India launched ‘Operation Sindoor’ on May 7 and struck nine terrorist sites in Pakistan and Pakistan‑occupied Jammu and Kashmir (POJK). Pakistan responded with attacks on Indian cities and military installations the next day. India then struck Pakistani airbases, air defence systems, and other military targets over the following four days. The fighting ended on May 10 after Pakistan requested a ceasefire.

Among the targets struck by India were the headquarters of LeT, the group held responsible for the attack, and Jaish‑e‑Mohammed (JeM). Previously, JeM had claimed responsibility for the Pulwama bombing in 2019, in which 49 paramilitary personnel were killed.

In July 2025, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced in the parliament that three terrorists involved in the attack had been killed by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir. He identified them as Suleman alias Faizal, Afghani, and Jibran.

“While Suleman was an A‑category commander of the Lashkar‑e‑Taiba, Afghani was also an A‑category Lashkar‑e‑Taiba terrorist, and Jibran too was a notorious and wanted terrorist. All these three terrorists involved in the killing of our citizens at Baisaran Valley in Pahalgam have now been eliminated,” said Shah.