'A terrorist attack simple': US raps New York Times for downplaying Pahalgam attack coverage
PTC News Desk: The United States government came down heavily on its media outlet The New York Times for its coverage of the Pahalgam massacre where 26 innocent people were shot dead after they were asked their allegiance to Islam.
The US House Foreign Affairs Committee pulled up the publication for downplaying the incident but using terms like 'gunmen' or 'militants' instead of terrorists.
The attack, for which a Pakistan-based terror group The Resistance Front - an offshoot of the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba - claimed responsibility, was reported by The New York Times as a "militant" attack.
The committee shared a post on social media 'X' and shared the publication's headline "At Least 24 Tourists Gunned Down by Militants in Kashmir" - with the word "militants" struck out and replaced in bold red with "terrorists".
Hey, @nytimes we fixed it for you. This was a TERRORIST ATTACK plain and simple.
Whether it’s India or Israel, when it comes to TERRORISM the NYT is removed from reality. pic.twitter.com/7PefEKMtdq — House Foreign Affairs Committee Majority (@HouseForeignGOP) April 23, 2025
"Hey, @nytimes we fixed it for you. This was a TERRORIST ATTACK plain and simple. Whether it's India or Israel, when it comes to TERRORISM the NYT is removed from reality," the committee wrote
- PTC NEWS
