The NIA took over the case five days after the incident and four days after its team visited the attack site and started supporting the Jammu and Kashmir Police in probing what is considered the deadliest assault on civilians in the region in almost twenty years.

FBI Chief Kash Patel described the deadly assault as a "reminder of the constant threats our world faces from the evils of terrorism."

Scores of people in South Africa, including Indian expatriates, gathered at a memorial service in solidarity with the victims of the Pahalgam terrorist attack. Community leaders condemned the violence and urged unity against terrorism,