UAE president dials PM Modi, strongly condemns Pahalgam terror attack

The Prime Minister appreciated the UAE President’s sentiments and words of sympathy, as per the MEA.

The President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, spoke with Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the phone and "strongly condemned" the recent terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, expressing full solidarity and support with India, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated on Saturday.

MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, taking to microblogging site X, stated that the two leaders agreed that terrorism must be rejected in all its forms and manifestations.

"President HH @MohamedBinZayed of UAE called PM @narendramodi and conveyed condolences on the loss of lives in the barbaric terror attack on Indian soil in Jammu & Kashmir. He strongly condemned the attack and expressed full solidarity and support with India," Jaiswal posted.

President HH @MohamedBinZayed of UAE called PM @narendramodi and conveyed condolences on the loss of lives in the barbaric terror attack on the Indian soil of Jammu & Kashmir. He strongly condemned the attack and expressed full solidarity and support with India. PM appreciated
Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) April 26, 2025

"Both leaders agreed that terrorism should be rejected in all its forms and manifestations. PM conveyed India's strong resolve to bring the perpetrators of the heinous crime and their supporters to justice," Jaiswal said.

The deadly attack in Pahalgam on April 22 — the worst in Jammu and Kashmir since the Pulwama strike in 2019 — claimed the lives of 26 civilians, mostly tourists.

The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy of the banned Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), claimed responsibility for the assault.

(With inputs from agencies)