My son’s killing avenged: Father of Pahalgam pony walla

Anantnag, May 7: Father of Syed Adil Hussain Shah, the ponywalla who sacrificed his life while protecting the tourists during the Pahlalgam terror attack, said on Wednesday that the military strikes on terror camps in Pakistan and PoK have avenged his son's killing.

Shah's family expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the armed forces for the retaliatory action.

"I am very happy today that the forces and (PM Narendra) Modi have avenged the killing of 26 persons. It makes me happy that those (victims) will rest in peace today," Shah's father, Syed Haider Shah, told PTI videos here.

Shah's brother, Syed Nawshad, said the prime minister has delivered justice to his family and the families of the other 25 victims.

"Now, my brother, and 25 other innocents will rest in peace. When I came to know this morning that Modi has avenged the killings, it made me happy. We have got justice now, and we are very happy," Nawshad said.

In retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that left Shah and 25 tourists dead, Indian armed forces carried out missile strikes early Wednesday on nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, including the Jaish-e-Mohammad stronghold of Bahawalpur and Lashkar-e-Taiba's base Muridke.

The military strikes were carried out under 'Operation Sindoor' two weeks after the massacre in south Kashmir's Pahalgam town.