Mr. Modi called the attack a heinous act and said the sacrifice of the soldiers will not be in vain.

At least 44 Central Reserve Police Force personnel were killed and more than a dozen others injured on Thursday when a Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist rammed an explosives-laden SUV into their bus in Pulwama district.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on Friday sent a message of condolence to his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj over the Kashmir  terror attack.