US EditionKashmir Tourism Bears the Brunt After Tourist Massacre and India-Pakistan Military Strikes
- On April 22, 2025, a gun massacre in Pahalgam killed 26 mostly Hindu tourists, prompting mass cancellations in Kashmir's tourism sector.
- This attack followed rising tensions and military strikes between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan, which both claim Kashmir, escalating fears of wider conflict.
- The incident shattered claims of normalcy, as tourism bookings plummeted, resorts closed, and thousands of hospitality workers lost jobs across key destinations like Gulmarg and Srinagar.
- Tour operator Yaseen Tuman reported that visitor numbers have dropped to nearly none, and he believes that, assuming circumstances improve, it will require a minimum of six months before the tourism sector can recover.
- Officials, including Kashmir's chief minister Omar Abdullah, stress that resolving the longstanding India-Pakistan dispute is essential to restore tourism and regional prosperity.
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Pahalgam, a month after terror attack: ‘One season is too little to heal'
Pahalgam: Fear, loss and a deathly silence pervade the tourist hotspot that was bustling with visitors until 22 April. A ground report a month after Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people, mostly tourists.
·New Delhi, India
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