Washington DC/IBNS: US Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, paying homage to those who lost their lives in the Kashmir terror strike and said that America extends full support to India in hunting down those 'responsible' for the attack.

"We stand in solidarity with India in the wake of the horrific Islamist terrorist attack, targeting and killing 26 Hindus in Pahalgam. My prayers and deepest sympathies are with those who lost a loved one, PM @narendramodi, and with all the people of India.  We are with you and support you as you hunt down those responsible for this heinous attack," she said.

Earlier US President Donald Trump extended his solidarity with India after the terror attack targeted civilians, mostly Hindu tourists in Pahalgam.

"Deeply disturbing news out of Kashmir. The United States stands strong with India against Terrorism. We pray for the souls of those lost, and for the recovery of the injured. Prime Minister Modi, and the incredible people of India, have our full support and deepest sympathies. Our hearts are with you all!" Trump had posted on Truth Social.

PM Modi has already sent a strong message against terrorism to the world and said the terrorists and their backers will pay unimaginable costs for the attack on innocent tourists in Kashmir's Pahalgam.

Addressing a rally in Bihar's Madhubani, Modi had said: "From the soil of Bihar I tell the whole world that India will identify them and punish every terrorist and their backers. We will pursue them to the end of the earth. India's spirit will never be broken by terrorism. Terrorism will not go unpunished."

"Every effort will be made to ensure justice is done," he had said, adding that the entire country is grieving the merciless killings.

The Indian Government has already taken some stern steps agianst Islamabad like suspending the decades-old Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan indefinitely over the "cross-border linkages" that emerged during the investigation into the Pahalgam terror attack.

Some other stringent measures included the downgrading of diplomatic ties, expulsion of Pakistani military attaches, and the closure of the Attari land-transit point.

Pahalgam Massacre

Twenty-six tourists died after terrorists identified them as non-Muslims and gunned them down in Baisaran meadows, a popular destination in Pahalgam.

World leaders, including US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, condemned the attack.

The terrorists, who were apparently in camouflage, reportedly asked the victims to chant Islamic verse, pull down their pants to check circumcision in a bid to confirm their Hindu identities before gunning them down. One Nepali national was among those killed.