The terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam that claimed the lives of at least 26 people, mostly tourists, has sparked widespread political backlash, with several opposition leaders slamming the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Union government over what they call a major intelligence and security failure.

A day after a dastardly terror attack in Pahalgam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), which lasted over two hours.PM Modi cut short his two-day visit to Saudi Arabia in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack and returned to Delhi on Wednesday morning.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a crucial meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on Tuesday evening to discuss the shocking terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam that saw the loss of 28 lives.