India, April 24 -- The terrorists and their backers will pay unimaginable costs for the attack on innocent tourists in Kashmir's Pahalgam, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday.

"Some of the victims speak Bengali, some Kannada, some Marathi, some Gujarati, some Oriya or some from the land of Bihar. Some lost their brother, some son, some life partner. But the attack is not just on the innocent tourists, but on the soul of India," he said, adding that India stands together in the face of terrorism.

"From Kargil to Kanyakumari we have the same anger, some grief," he said, adding that the terrorists dared to attack the soul of India.

He said whoever orchestrated and conspired this attack will be punished beyond their imagination a...