Cambridge, April 30 -- A recent "Pakistan Conference" hosted by Harvard University's South Asia Institute has sparked significant backlash from students, who criticised the event for potentially legitimising state-backed terror narratives on campus.

The controversy escalated following the deadly Pahalgam attack in Jammu and Kashmir, which students described as a "targeted, religion-based massacre."

While speaking with ANI, Harvard student Surabi Tomar on Harvard's South Asia Institute hosting a 'Pakistan Conference,' said, "The horrible attack in Pahalgam was a targeted, religion-based massacre. When Harvard invites officials, especially officials who have ideologically justified such acts, it risks legitimising the state-backed terror ...