Pahalgam attack families still mourn a year later as lives were irreversibly shattered

A year on, wives still grapple with lost breadwinners

On the first anniversary of the Pahalgam attack, families of those killed say the grief hasn’t eased. Pakistan-backed terrorists took 26 lives, leaving households without their breadwinners and rewriting everyday survival. Survivors describe how the incident continues to haunt them, insisting they will “not forget till my last breath,” even as they try to rebuild amid unanswered trauma.