Harvard faces backlash for hosting Pak officials after Pahalgam terror attack

Following the Pahalgam terror attack, Indian students at Harvard University protested a recent "Pakistan Conference" hosted by the college’s South Asia Institute. They have criticised the event for potentially legitimising state-backed terror narratives on campus.

The students have described the attack that occurred in Jammu and Kashmir as a "targeted, religion-based massacre."

While speaking with ANI, Harvard student Surabi Tomar on Harvard's South Asia Institute hosting a 'Pakistan Conference,' said, "The horrible attack in Pahalgam was a targeted, religion-based massacre. When Harvard invites officials, especially officials who have ideologically justified such acts, it risks legitimising the state-backed terror narratives on our campus. This is the reason why we thought that we should take some action or ask people to take some action."