Uttar Pradesh deputy CM Brajesh Pathak, accompanied by other officials, paid their respects at Lucknow airport to the mortal remains of Shubham Dwivedi.
The mortal remains of Shubham Dwivedi, a Kanpur resident who was among the 26 people killed in the Pahalgam terror attack, arrived in Lucknow on Wednesday night. His father, Sanjay Dwivedi, has demanded the strongest possible response to the perpetrators, saying, “Action should be so severe that their seven generations would never dare to kill anyone again.”

As the country continues to mourn the brutal killing of tourists in the Jammu and Kashmir attack, the bodies of the deceased are being brought back to their hometowns for final rites.

He further said, “Strict action should be taken against the terrorists. They (terrorists) said to my daughter-in-law that we are not killing you so that you can tell it to Modi. Action should be so severe that their seven generations would never dare to kill anyone again.”

Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak, accompanied by other officials, paid their respects at Lucknow airport to the mortal remains of Shubham Dwivedi and another victim, Sudeep from Nepal, who also lost his life in the same attack.

India takes retaliatory steps

India on Wednesday announced a series of steps to give a strong message to Pakistan for its support to cross-border terrorism, stating that the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 will be held in abeyance and the integrated checkpost at Attari will be closed with immediate effect.

Addressing a special press conference after a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security, foreign secretary Vikram Misri said Pakistani nationals will not be permitted to travel to India under the SAARC visa Exemption scheme.