New Delhi, April 25 -- In his first address following the deadly terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued a strong and unequivocal message to the perpetrators of the violence, asserting that India will pursue them to the "end of the Earth" and that terrorism will not go unpunished.

Speaking at a massive gathering in Madhubani, Bihar, on the occasion of National Panchayati Raj Day, the Prime Minister condemned the "cowardly" attack, which claimed the lives of 26 civilians, mostly tourists. He called upon the public to observe a two-minute silence in memory of the victims.

"From the soil of Bihar, I want to tell the world -- India will identify, trace, and punish every terrorist and their backers,...