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Tourists Trickle Back to Kashmir, One Year After Deadly Attack
Bookings remain far below normal, with travel agents reporting business down about 60% even after many sites reopened.
- One year after militants killed 26 people in an attack on April 22, 2025, hoteliers in Pahalgam are slowly welcoming back a trickle of visitors to India-controlled Kashmir's once-booming resort towns.
- The April 22, 2025, attack on mainly Hindu men prompted dozens of tourist sites across the Himalayan territory to close for security reasons, and India blamed Pakistan for backing the gunmen, triggering a four-day conflict that killed at least 70 people.
- Before the attack, the region attracted more than 23 million tourists annually, including 65,000 foreigners in 2024. Travel agent Tanvir Ahmed said, "Business has been down about 60 percent," even after many spots reopened.
- Syed Qamar Sajjad, director of the region's tourism department, said the tourism sector is "not back on track." The small mountain meadow of Baisaran, where the shooting occurred, remains closed.
- Statistics for 2025 have not been released following the attack. India maintains at least 500,000 soldiers permanently deployed in the disputed region, underscoring the ongoing security challenges affecting tourism recovery.
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