Bangladesh, April 23 -- In one of the deadliest terror attacks in recent years, at least 26 tourists were killed on April 22 in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir when gunmen opened fire at close range in the scenic town of Pahalgam. The attack has shaken the nation and drawn widespread international condemnation. The Resistance Front (TRF), a group widely believed to be a proxy of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), has claimed responsibility for the massacre.

According to police reports, the attackers methodically checked identity cards and inquired about the victims religion before executing them. Four gunmen are believed to have carried out the coordinated assault during Kashmirs peak tourist season, targeting a group of unarmed...