Srinagar, July 11 -- J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that numbers of tourists have again started to increase in Jammu and Kashmir post-Pahalgam attack that claimed lives of 26 people, including 25 tourists and one civilian.

Omar who is in Kolkata inaugurated the Travel & Tourism Fair, TTF Kolkata-2025, India's oldest and most trusted B2B travel trade show, at Biswa Bangla Mela Prangan, Kolkata.

"Tourists are coming back to Kashmir in good numbers. Amarnath Yatra has also begun and pilgrims have been coming in good numbers on both the routes. I talked to some pilgrims and they are all happy. I have come to Kolkata to take part in the tourism fair," he said, adding that he is hopeful that this year's tourists from West B...