Srinagar, May 27 -- The Jammu and Kashmir government, under Omar Abdullah's leadership, will hold a special cabinet meeting in Pahalgam on Tuesday, a move intended as a powerful message against terrorism and violence in the Union territory, officials said.
This is the first time the cabinet meeting will take place outside the usual summer capital, Srinagar, or winter capital, Jammu, during this government's tenure.
The choice of Pahalgam also aims to show solidarity with the residents of the tourist town, which has experienced a sharp decline in tourist footfall since the deadly April 22 terror attack that resulted in the deaths of 26 people, mostly tourists.
Although the meeting's agenda is not yet public, officials stressed that the ga...