Chandigarh, May 7, 2025 — Asha Narwal, the mother of Indian Navy officer Lieutenant Vinay Narwal who was killed in the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, expressed strong support for the Indian government's retaliatory action against terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). She praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the armed forces for delivering justice, stating that her entire family and the nation stand firmly behind the government.
In a late-night operation on Tuesday, Indian armed forces launched missile strikes on nine terror camps across Pakistan and PoK, targeting key bases of groups like Jaish-e-Mohammed in Bahawalpur and Lashkar-e-Taiba in Muridke. These strikes were described as a direct response to the deadly assault in Pahalgam’s Baisaran area, a popular tourist destination in South Kashmir often referred to as ‘Mini Switzerland’. The attack claimed 26 lives, most of them tourists, including 26-year-old Lieutenant Vinay Narwal from Haryana.
Speaking to reporters in Karnal, Asha Narwal stated that the government had done the right thing by retaliating. She urged the Indian Army to continue responding strongly to such incidents to ensure they do not recur. “The people who lost their lives have received justice,” she said, adding that such actions would deter future attacks.
Lieutenant Vinay Narwal had recently married and was on his honeymoon in Pahalgam with his wife Himanshi when he was fatally shot by terrorists. The couple had tied the knot just three weeks prior to the attack. A haunting image of Himanshi, sitting beside her husband's body with her head bowed, had gone viral and sparked nationwide outrage and grief over the brutality of the attack.
