Protestors burn effigy of Pak Army chief as rage continues in Janakpur over Pahalgam terror attack

Janakpur (Nepal), April 30 (ANI): Protestors on Tuesday burnt the effigy of Pakistan Army Chief for "harbouring terrorism" and targeting people on the "basis of their religion" in a terror attack of April 22 in Pahalgam of Jammu-Kashmir, killing 26 people, including a Nepali national, who was on vacation. According to survivors, the terrorists, before shooting at the tourists, had asked them their religion and then fired from point-blank range, killing 26 and injuring nearly two dozen others. Chanting anti-Pakistan slogans, the protestors set fire to the effigy of the Pak Army Chief Asim Munir in the roadways of Janakpur on Tuesday. Earlier on Saturday, dozens of people gathered outside the Pakistan Embassy in Kathmandu, demanding the closure of the mission for orchestrating a terror attack targeting Hindu tourists in Pahalgam.  They also set fire to the photo of the Pakistani Army Chief and tore the flag of Pakistan, expressing frustration and anger. The protestors chanted slogans of "Down with Pakistan", "Pakistan Embassy leave Nepal", "down with terror harbouring state", "Save Hindu minorities" amongst others. Police had barricaded the road leading to the newly relocated Pakistani Embassy in Kathmandu, blocking the protesters. Rage is high in Nepal following a killing spree by Pakistani terrorists in Pahalgam of Jammu and Kashmir, which claimed 26 lives, including 27-year-old Sudeep Neupane of Butwal Sub-Metropolitan City-14.