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Visuals from the valley show the tourists heading back home amid the tense situation in Jammu & Kashmir.
Several groups have cut short their trips after the terror attack. (Photo Credit: X)
The deadly terror attack at Pahalgam’s Baisaran Valley, targeting tourists, has sent a shockwave across the country. While the security has been beefed up in the valley, the killing of 26 people has forced tourists to return home.
Travellers have also started cancelling hotel bookings, and shelving plans of a holiday in Jammu & Kashmir. Visuals from the valley showed groups of tourists returning, sharing their fears over the recent attack.
In a video shared by PTI, several tourist vehicles were seen leaving in large numbers.
Another visual shows a group of tourists terminating their plan toward Pahalgam and instead heading back to Delhi. The family members were visibly tense, cutting short the trip.
One of the tourists from Delhi, Sameer Bhardwaj, opened up on how his family decided to cancel plans to visit Pahalgam. “We have been here for the last three days. We had plans to visit Pahalgam, but the situation is not very good, so we are leaving for Delhi. We have to ensure safety, and we can come back later,” he said.
He also expressed concerns over how the terror attack has pushed Kashmir into the past.
#WATCH | Pahalgam | A tourist from Delhi, Sameer Bhardwaj, says, “We have been in Kashmir for the last three days. We had plans for Pahalgam, but since the situation is not good here, we are leaving for Delhi… What happened here is very wrong. Such a thing has happened in… https://t.co/GZH3X4g1n2 pic.twitter.com/0xlsVqIABc– years (@ani) April 23, 2025
As per the local media, several tourists in Pahalgam were seen fleeing to safety as panic continued to grip the region. Several groups headed out of the hotels toward their cars.
Pahalgam Attack Aftermath: Tourists Flee to SafetyIn the wake of the recent attack in #Pahalgampanic has gripped the region, prompting tourists to leave the area. Authorities have heightened security measures. Watch #Hilalshah‘s report pic.twitter.com/zj8hQhl6Ze— Kashmir Life (@KashmirLife) April 23, 2025
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has already instructed airlines to temporarily operate more flights out of Srinagar to handle the current rush. “In the wake of the unexpected demand from tourists, the airlines have been advised to take swift action to increase the number of flights in response to high demand and also ensure uninterrupted connectivity from Srinagar to other parts of the country,” a part of the advisory read.
Kashmir is observing a complete shutdown on Wednesday, April 23, in a collective move by the political parties, traders’ unions, and civil society to condemn the heinous killings of 26 people.
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