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Pahalgam terror attack: India shuts over half of tourist spots in Kashmir in security review

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More than half of the tourist destinations in Kashmir region have been closed to the public from Tuesday, according to a government order reviewed by Reuters, in a bid to tighten security after last week’s attack on holiday-makers. The terrorists segregated men, asked their names and targeted Hindus before shooting them at close range in the Pahalgam area, killing 26 people, officials and survivors said.

India has identified two of the three attackers as terrorists from Pakistan.

Tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours have increased since the attack, along with calls in India for action against Pakistan.

Delhi and Islamabad have taken a raft of measures against each other since the Kashmir attack. India has suspended the Indus Waters Treaty – an important river-sharing pact. Pakistan has closed its airspace to Indian airlines.


Jammu and Kashmir has decided to shut 48 of the 87 tourist destinations in Kashmir and enhanced security at the remaining ones, according to a government document reviewed by Reuters. No time period was given. Nestled in the Himalayas with lofty peaks, picturesque valleys and grand Mughal-era gardens, Kashmir has been emerging as India’s tourism hotspot as violence there has waned in recent years. But the Pahalgam attack has left panic-stricken tourists seeking an early exit at the start of the busy summer season.

Firing has also increased along the 740-km (460-mile) de facto border separating the Indian and Pakistani areas of Kashmir.

(With Reuters inputs)



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