New Delhi, April 23 -- Strongly condemning the terrorist attack on tourists in Pahalgam, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday issued a stern warning, asserting that the government will not only reach those who have perpetrated this incident, but will also those who orchestrated it from behind the scenes as part of a conspiracy on the Indian soil.
Delivering a memorial lecture on the Marshal of the Indian Air Force (IAF) Arjan Singh, Rajnath said, "On Tuesday, in Pahalgam, our country lost many innocent citizens in a cowardly attack by terrorists targeting religion. This inhuman act has plunged all of us into deep grief and pain".
In the context of cross-border-supported terrorist incidents, Rajnath said "History is witness to the w...