Panic has spread in Jammu and Kashmir after the terror attack in Pahalgam left at least 26 people dead. Tourists are scrambling to leave the Union Territory, and many who had planned trips in the near future have started cancelling their travel plans.
At least four terrorists opened fire at dozens of tourists at a resort in Pahalgam – a prime tourist site – in south Kashmir on Tuesday (April 22). Most of the deceased were tourists, including two foreigners.
The terror attack has sent shockwaves across the country. Jammu and Kashmir’s tourism sector is expected to take a hit because of the massacre.
Tourists cancel bookings
People who intended to travel to Jammu and Kashmir are scrapping their plans after the Pahalgam terror attack. The massacre has come at the time of peak tourism in the UT.
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