New Delhi, May 22 -- The tourism economy in Kashmir was flourishing. It was generating income and employment for the Kashmiri people. What appeared to be a sunrise in the tourism sector of Kashmir turned out to be a horror story. On 22nd of April 2025, terrorists killed 26 tourists and injured 17 people in Pahalgam of Kashmir. The majority of the victims were professionals; one Indian Navy Officer, one Intelligence Bureau employee and one Indian Air Force Personnel also lost their lives. A Muslim from Pahalgam and a Nepali national were also killed by the terrorists.

The heinous part of the terrorist attack was that the terrorists identified the Hindus from the tourists by forcing them to unzip their trousers. They killed the male adults...