Srinagar, May 30 -- Dry fruit seller Abdul Hamid Bhat rearranges mounds of almonds and raisins for the third time in an hour - not because they're being sold, but to keep himself busy.

"Since the Pahalgam attack, business has collapsed. Tourists have stopped coming, and with them, our sales have gone too," he said.

By the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway at Lethpora-Pampore, the scent of dried apricots, walnuts, and saffron once mingled with the chatter of tourists bargaining with local sellers.

The lively hum has faded into a silence broken only by the occasional footstep or the rustling of tarpaulin sheets covering unsold produce.

Hamid isn't alone. Dozens of dry fruit sellers across Kashmir, especially in tourist-heavy zones like Pa...