February 14, 2025 marks six years of the deadly Pulwama terror attack that claimed the lives of 40 CRPF personnel on duty. In 2019, a suicide bomber targeted a convoy of 78 vehicles carrying over 2,500 soldiers on the Jammu Srinagar National Highway.
The attack claimed the lives of 40 jawans over 35 were injured in what was one of the most gruesome terror attacks in history. The attack shook the nation and they day serves as a reminder of the supreme sacrifice made by our soldiers.
Terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) claimed responsibility of the attack. Twelve days later, in the late hours of February 26, Indian Air Force jets bombed JeM’s camp in Balakot located in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
