In a Pahalgam Terror Attack, 26 Tourists Killed in Kashmir as Militants Target Civilians in Deadly Assault. Suspected militants opened fire at a popular tourist site in Baisaran Valley, near Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir, on the afternoon of April 22, 2025. The officials described the assault as the deadliest targeting civilians in the region in years, coincided with a high-level diplomatic visit by U.S. Vice-President JD Vance.