J&K
J&K govt closes 48 tourist locations as intel warns of more terror attacks after Pahalgam incident
Srinagar/IBNS: The Jammu and Kashmir government has closed 48 of 87 tourist destinations in the union territory after intelligence agencies warned of more Pahalgam-like terror attacks in the valley, media reports said.
"In light of the recent militant attack on tourists dated 22.04.2025, reliable inputs from credible sources and sister intelligence agencies suggest that militant organisations are actively planning attacks targeting security forces and non-local individuals in the upcoming days," intel inputs have been quoted by India Today.
The report quoted sources saying sleeper cells in the valley have been reactivated for more terror attacks.
Pakistan's spy agency, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), is planning a targeted attack on non-locals, Kashmiri Pandits and CID personnel, report says.
The intel reports claim terrorists are active in North, Central and South Kashmir and are planning larger terror attacks and targeted killings.
Possible attacks on Railways can't be ruled out, hence, railway security personnel have been advised not to move out of their designated camps and barracks.
The security measures, which were heightened following the Pahalgam attack, have been further ramped up.
Security Forces have deployed anti-fidayeen squads in popular tourist spots including Gulmarg and Sonmarg.
Pahalgam terror attack
Twenty-six people, including 23 Hindu male tourists, were killed by terrorists in Baisaran meadows, a popular destination in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, on April 22.
The terrorists- belonging to The Resistance Front (TRF), which is an offshoot of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)- asked the victims to chant Islamic verses (kalma) and made them pull down their pants to be sure of their their non-Muslim religious identities (read circumcision) before gunning them down before their families, including wives, children and daughters.
The massacre triggered a nationwide outrage and escalated India-Pakistan tensions as New Delhi vowed to avenge the killings.
In an immediate response India suspended the landmark Indus River water-sharing treaty and closed the Attari-Wagah road border which acts a lifeline of Indo-Pak trade and people-to-people ties, besides expelling diplomats, downsizing high commissions and issuing a 48-hour deadline to Pakistani visa holders present in India to leave.
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