Pahalgam Attack

Terrorism had shown its ugly face again. On joyous tourists poured the fire of pain. Though with the latest guns, they looked innocent. Amidst human cries, their smiles seemed imminent. Who belonged to what faith, they wanted to know. Could one separate the whiteness from the snow? Do Hindus and Muslims have different blood? Does any pot know who formed them from what mud? Near the corpses of their dear husbands, wives wept. On laps of peacelessness, sleepy children slept. Honeymoons of the newlyweds became hells. Bells of temples and churches turned into knells. (Militants near Pahalgam in the Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, killed 26 tourists on 22 April 2025.)