India vows to hunt terrorists ‘to the ends of the earth’ as tensions with Pakistan rise after Kashmir attack

India is vowing to hunt down terrorists "to the ends of the earth" Thursday arsenic tensions with Pakistan escalate successful the aftermath of a shooting successful India's Kashmir portion that near 26 radical dead.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said astatine a nationalist rally that "India volition identify, way and punish each terrorist, their handlers and their backers." 

"We volition prosecute them to the ends of the earth," helium reportedly added. 

Tuesday's onslaught was the worst battle successful years targeting civilians successful the restive portion that has seen an anti-India rebellion for much than 3 decades. Gunmen opened occurrence connected mostly tourists who were visiting a fashionable scenic meadow, sidesplitting 26 and injuring 17, according to Reuters. 

INDIA DOWNGRADES TIES WITH PAKISTAN AFTER ATTACK ON KASHMIR TOURISTS 

Indian information forces basal defender astatine the tract of an onslaught connected tourists successful Kashmir's Anantnag territory connected Thursday, April 24. (Reuters/Adnan Abidi)

The Indian authorities did not publically nutrient immoderate grounds connecting the onslaught to its neighbor, but said it had "cross-border" links to Pakistan. However, Pakistan denied immoderate transportation to the attack, which was claimed by a militant radical that called itself the Kashmir Resistance. 

Indian authorities said Thursday that each visas issued to Pakistani nationals volition beryllium revoked with effect from Sunday, adding that each Pakistanis presently successful India indispensable permission earlier their visas expire based connected the revised timeline. The state besides announced different measures, including cutting the fig of diplomatic unit and closing the lone functional onshore borderline crossing betwixt the countries. 

TRUMP EXTENDS ‘DEEPEST SYMPATHIES’ AFTER GUNMEN KILL 20 IN INDIA’S KASHMIR REGION 

Paramilitary soldiers basal defender adjacent Pahalgam connected April 22 successful India. More than 20 people, chiefly tourists, were killed successful a violent onslaught successful Pahalgam successful Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag territory connected Tuesday. (Waseem Andrabi/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

In response, Pakistan closed its airspace for each Indian-owned oregon Indian-operated airlines and suspended each commercialized with India including to and from immoderate 3rd country. 

Pakistan’s National Security Committee besides condemned India’s "belligerent measures." It said that portion Pakistan remained committed to peace, it would ne'er let anyone to "transgress its sovereignty, security, dignity and inalienable rights." 

President Donald Trump extended his "deepest sympathies" connected Tuesday pursuing the attack. 

Supporters of the Pakistan Murkazi Muslim League enactment protestation against the suspension of a water-sharing pact by India with Pakistan, successful Lahore, Pakistan connected Thursday, April 24. (AP/K.M. Chaudary)

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"Deeply disturbing quality retired of Kashmir," Trump wrote connected his TRUTH Social account. "The United States stands beardown with India against Terrorism. We commune for the souls of those lost, and for the betterment of the injured. Prime Minister Modi, and the unthinkable radical of India, person our afloat enactment and deepest sympathies. Our hearts are with you all!"  

Fox News Digital’s Danielle Wallace and the Associated Press contributed to this report.